Skillet Fried Chicken
(from khags42’s recipe box)
Source: Betty Crocker
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3- to 3 1/2-lb cut-up whole chicken
- Vegetable oil
Directions
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In shallow dish, mix flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture.
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In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil (1/4 inch) over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil, skin sides down, about 10 minutes or until light brown on all sides; reduce heat to low. Turn chicken skin sides up.
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Simmer uncovered about 20 minutes, without turning, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and legs).