Southern Fried Chicken

I never really thought of Texas as being part of "The South", but everyone down here thinks it is so I guess I can say that I live in the South now. Since we've been in the South, Jeremy has become addicted to fried chicken, so I decided to learn how to make it. This recipe is the first one that we tried, but I don't know if we're going to try any others because it's so good! The chicken is really moist, the flavor is strong and delicious, and the outside is nice and crispy!:)



Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients
25-30 saltine crackers
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons dry potato flakes (or crushed potato pearls)
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1-2 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves


Directions
1. Place crackers in a large resealable plastic bag; seal bag and crush crackers until they are coarse crumbs. Add flour, potato flakes, seasoned salt, and pepper to bag and mix well.
2. Beat egg in a shallow dish or bowl; heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
3. Cut chicken breasts into strips about one inch thick. One by one, coat the chicken in flour and then dredge chicken pieces in egg beat, then place in bag with crumb mixture, seal bag and shake to coat.
4. Reduce heat to medium and cook coated chicken in skillet for 15 to 20 minutes, turning frequently, until dark golden brown and juices run clear.

We also made honey-butter biscuits super quickly by mixing 1 part melted butter to 2 parts honey and brushing it on top of some refrigerated biscuits before baking. Tasty!:)