Fried Chicken Recipes
Mexican Fried Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 (3 pound) fryer chicken, cut up
Instructions
- Mash garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a paste; rub chicken with garlic mixture.
- Arrange chicken in shallow glass or plastic dish; sprinkle with lime juice and onion. Cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally, at least 3 hours.
- Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry.
- Heat 1/4 inch oil in skillet until hot; decrease heat to medium.
- Mix flour, 1 teaspoon salt and the chili powder; coat chicken with flour mixture and place chicken in skillet skin sides down. Cover and cook for 5 minutes; uncover and cook for 15 minutes, turn chicken. cover and cook 5 minutes longer;
uncover and cook until thickest pieces are done, 10 to 15 minutes longer.