Country Fried Chicken

This is another of my Mom’s late-70s-style recipes, hand-written on an index card and stored in her recipe-box.   I don’t know where she got it, but she used to make Country Fried Chicken occasionally when we were kids.  Mom recently made this for a going-away picnic, and it reminded me of how good home-made fried chicken is.
It’s also pretty easy, and straightforward, so even the least experienced cook should be able to pull it off.

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 – 5 lbs. raw chicken, cut in pieces
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• seasoned flour [1 1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper]
• oil for frying (1 cup to start, more as needed)

Directions

1. Combine eggs, oil, garlic, and seasonings.
2. Pour over chicken pieces in shallow pan.
3. Marinate 1 hour.
4. In a large skillet, heat 1 cup oil.
5. Working in batches, dip chicken in seasoned flour and brown in hot oil in skillet on medium-high heat.
6. Reduce heat and cover, cooking until tender (approx 30 minutes).
7. Remove cover and cook for 5 minutes to crisp.
8. Wrap and chill thoroughly before packing for picnic.

Makes 8-10 servings.