Popeye's Fried Chicken Secret Recipies
Ingredients:
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons seasoned salt
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 package dry Italian salad dressing mix
- 1 package onion soup mix - (1 1/2 oz)
- 1 package spaghetti sauce mix - (1/2 oz)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 cups corn flakes -- crush slightly
- 2 eggs -- well beaten
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 4 pounds chicken -- cut up
Cooking Directions:
- Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl.
- Put the cornflakes into another bowl.
- Put eggs and water in a third bowl.
- Put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1-inch deep.
- Get it HOT!
- Grease a 9- by 12- by 2-inch baking pan.
- Set it aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Dip chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows:
- Into dry coating mix.
- Into egg and water mix.
- Into corn flakes.
- Briskly but briefly back into dry mix.
- Drop into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4 minutes on medium-high.
- Turn and brown other side of each piece.
- Don't crowd pieces during frying.
- Place in prepared pan in single layer, skin-side up.
- Seal with foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes removing foil then to test tenderness of chicken.
- Allow to bake uncovered 5 minutes longer to crisp the coating.
- Leftovers refrigerate well up to 4 days.
- Do not freeze these leftovers.
- Leftover coating mix (1st 9 ingredients) can be stored at room temperature in covered container up to 2 months.
