Cornmeal-crusted Fried Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon dry southwest seasoning
• 1 tablespoon dried italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• oil
• 4 lbs chicken pieces (breasts, legs and thighs)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees; place rack in jellyroll pan.
• 2 in medium bowl, beat egg with milk; reserve.
• 3 in separate shallow bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, seasonings, salt and pepper; reserve.
• 4 add enough oil to large, deep skillet to come up 1 inch; heat to 350 degrees on deep-frying thermometer.
• 5 meanwhile, coat chicken pieces with egg mixture, letting excess drip off, then coat with cornmeal mixture; place on sheet of wax paper.
• 6 fry chicken in batches, turning once, until golden, 3-4 minutes per side.
• 7 drain on paper towels; transfer to rack in jellyroll plan.
• 8 bake until chicken is no longer pink near bone, about 35 minutes.