Fourth of July Chicken

By Lalabee

Ingredients

• 2 large frying chickens, cut into pieces
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoon each fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine dry ingredients in a plastic zipped bag. Pour buttermilk in a shallow dish. Wash chicken pieces and pat dry. Roll each piece in buttermilk and then drop into bag. Shake about 3 pieces at a time in the dry ingredients. In a skillet on top of stove or an electric skillet, heat 2 cups Crisco to temperature of 365-370 degrees. Fry chicken 15 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels and serve hot, or refrigerate overnight and serve cold.