Southern style fried chicken legs
Southern style fried chicken legs

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Southern style fried chicken legs is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Southern style fried chicken legs is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Place the chicken leg back into the flour mixture and cover it again in flour. Once oil is hot and ready for frying, place chicken leg into the oil for frying. Once legs are fried to a golden brown, remove from oil and place on a double-folded paper towel on a plate.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have southern style fried chicken legs using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Southern style fried chicken legs:
  1. Take 4-5 chicken legs, washed
  2. Take 2 cups flour
  3. Get 1/2 cup buttermilk
  4. Get 2 eggs, beaten
  5. Make ready 1/2 tsp onion powder
  6. Take 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  7. Take 1/4 tsp salt
  8. Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper
  9. Prepare 1/4 tsp paprika
  10. Prepare Oil for frying

Dry chicken legs thoroughly with paper towels. Toss together chicken legs and olive oil in a large bowl. Stir together salt, pepper, and rosemary in a small bowl. Sprinkle salt mixture over chicken legs, and toss to coat.

Steps to make Southern style fried chicken legs:
  1. Mix dry ingredients in a ziploc bag, it’s easiest for coating this way. Beat eggs and buttermilk in a bowl.
  2. Put oil in a pan and heat to 350
  3. Dip chicken in flour and spice mixture then buttermilk egg mix then back in flour spice mixture. Immediately place in hot frying pan and fry about 10-12 minutes per side on medium heat until crispy and brown. Great plain or you can toss in bbq or hot sauce. Pairs great with Mac and cheese, green beans, corn, coleslaw, potato salad, potato wedges, salad or mashed potatoes and gravy.

This classic recipe is made-from-scratch Southern fried chicken at its easiest. Crispy and juicy, it's sure to be a family favorite. Crispy and juicy, it's sure to be a family favorite. There's also no need for a long marinade in buttermilk, so you don't have to plan ahead. Rinse the chicken pieces with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

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