Easy Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs cut up chicken
• 1 cup flour
• salt & pepper  to taste
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 2 cups Crisco or corn oil
• Onion rings
  

Directions:

1. Soak cut up chicken in salted water (1 tbsp of salt per quart of water) for 1 hour. Pat dry.
2. In a bag, mix flour, salt, pepper to taste, and paprika.
3. Shake chicken pieces (2 at a time) in flour mixture, covering well.
4. Place Crisco or corn oil in large skillet.
5. Heat to medium - medium high temperature, add thickly sliced onion rings and chicken, until tender, crisp & brown, approximately 20 minutes. (Turn after 10 minutes.)
6. Test one with fork to check if done.
7. Drain on paper towels and serve.