Aunt Zell’s fried chicken was the best!  Sunday afternoons were so special with the smells from her kitchen. The chicken, home made biscuits and gravy, fried squash and okra. And there was that heavenly aroma from the gardenia blooms wafting through the screened porch, antique Hunter ceiling fan gently turning ….

THE Chicken:

Ingredients:

1 large chicken cut up
Lawrey’s Seasoned Salt
Adolph’s Meat Tenderizer
3 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups flour
Salt, pepper, garlic
Directions:

Remove skin from chicken. Agressively tenderize chicken pieces with a fork

Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt, pepper, garlic, Adolph’s, Lawrey’s

Beat eggs into large bowl with milk

Soak chicken into milk then dredge in seasoned flour. Repeat.

Allow batter to turn gooey, then fry in cast iron skillet on medium high heat, turning as needed.

* Season the flour with salt, pepper, garlic and Lawrey’s