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Dixie's Southern Fried Chicken

Dixie adds custom spice to her best chicken recipe.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword fried chicken, Southern

Equipment

  • cast iron skillet

Ingredients

SEASONING MIXTURE

  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried ground sage
  • 1 tsp dried ground oregano
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt more or less, to taste
  • 1/2 tsp dried ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp dried ground basil
  • 1/8 tsp ground cayenne more or less, to taste

FOR CHICKEN BREADING

  • 1 tsp chicken seasoning (above)
  • 1/2 cup general purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp yellow corn meal

CHICKEN PREP

  • 1 lb. chicken Use the kind of chicken you prefer. Bone-in with skin, boneless skinless, white meat, dark meat, tenders, or a combination.
  • 1 cup buttermilk Use the amount of milk it takes to cover chicken.

Instructions

To make seasoning

  • Mix spices together. Seal in a glass jar. Use as needed.

To prepare chicken

  • Wash chicken pieces and soak in buttermilk for several hours or overnight.

To cook chicken

  • Add cooking oil or shortening to cast iron skillet. You will want to use a good amount of oil—maybe 1/2-inch, depending on the depth of your skillet—but not too much. You're frying not deep-frying. If you chose to use the deep frying method, use the proper tools, which includes a deep fryer.
  • After oil has heated, add chicken pieces. Some people like to leave a lot of room between pieces, but I've always found that chicken placed single layer in the skillet and reasonably packed will brown better.