Mack's Mouth-Watering Crispy Fried Chicken

By Addie

Ingredients

• SEASONED FLOUR:
• 1 1/2 - 3 lbs. frying chicken or chicken parts
• Enough Crisco for deep frying
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
• 1 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp. paprika
• CRISPY BATTER:
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1 egg yolk beaten
• 3/4 cup flat beer or water

Preparation

Step 1

Combine ingredients for seasoned flour in a medium size bowl; set aside.

Combine egg yolk and beer or water. Add gradually to dry batter ingredients.

Heat Crisco to 365°F in deep saucepan or deep fryer to a depth of 2 inches. Moisten chicken pieces. Dip in seasoned flour, then batter, then back into seasoned flour. Fry in hot Crisco 15-18 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
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REVIEWS:

This is THE BEST homemade chicken EVER... my roommates and I did it last night, and we just melted... wonderful, THANK YOU MACK!

This is wonderful batter. Great job.

I tried this and it is AWESOME. I would recommend everyone give it a try. I used it on chicken tenders and they were AWESOME.

Wow the best batter recipe ive tried so far. It was awesome.

Great recipe and technique but it needs more flavor. The triple dip makes an amazing extra crispy coating.

This was a easy recipe, just a little messy. I added more spices then what was stated but other than that it came out nice and crunchy. I used chicken tenders, it cooks up faster and easier to fry.

Mack's crispy fried chicken was good and very very crispy!! like Kentucky Fried Chicken crispy... my husband loved it!

Delicious, soooo good!!

This recipe is my new base for UNBELIEVABLE fried chicken! I added chicken seasoning & some wing sauce to the wet batter, and deep fried in lard, OMG it was off the hook! Super crispy, just had to cook longer cause I used boneless skinless breasts about 12 min. I have tried other recipes in the past & this is the best by far. Thanks for a WINNER!

This recipe is the best one I have found for anything online. The batter is crispy and tasty. My husband is an extremely picky eater and asks me to make this once or twice a week.

This is the best chicken ever! I've never been able to make crispy fried chicken and I can make this. Its just like KFC.

THANK YOU for this amazing recipe! I love fried chicken but never knew how to make it amazingly crispy! Your awesome MACK

Crisco!!! Really??? Trans fats galore! I use Palm oil shortening or pure un-hydrogented lard...yes lard, from grass fed cows! Read the Liberation Diet. It is all our ancestors ate.

FYI - The current Crisco formulations are trans-fat free. Have been for a few years now.

Wonderful, affordable recipe... Love it. Thank you!

I just made this last nite.. I'm just learning how to cook so this was my first time ever making fried chicken. This recipe was perfect! It really did taste like KFC's original recipe chicken! This ones a keeper.

Damn fine chicken!

Great recipe and technique. I love the triple dipping...my mom and grandma always made fried chicken (southern family), but they never mentioned the dry/wet/dry method! Traditions will be changing.

I am having so much trouble lately keeping my chicken coating crispy. Is it because I am filling the skillet too full or because I am using E.V.O. Will try this one with shortening and see if it makes a difference---Thanks---Sharon

Nice recipe, it tastes great!

This recipe was amazing. Never made anything like this before. Thanks Mack!!!

OMG!!!!! Thank you!!! My chicken came out very good. Recipe is a must have

This is the first time i have attempted Frying chicken, so i sat down and found this recipe, It is so easy and we are eating the Fried chicken as i am writing this, its amazing. Really really yummy :)

Just 16 and the cook at our house - Totally easy, thanks.

I tried this tonight with chicken tenderloins, sweet potato sticks and green beans. This not only worked for all three items it tasted great! Thanks Mack for sharing.