Maniac Fried Chicken

It’s not Kentucky Fried Chicken. I used to LOVE Kentucky Fried Extra Crispy Fried Chicken but we just don’t eat out… If I am not mistaken it took the guy 100 times to finally sell the recipe for it. There is some secret marinade you soak it in before you fry it. I haven’t figured that part out yet, so this does not compare to Kentucky Fried Chicken…but it is a good picnic basket chicken. Have a side of potato salad and some homemade mustard pickles and you got yourself an indoor picnic.


1 lb chicken pieces
¾ cup flour
¾ cup bread crumbs
1 cup Crisco
1 egg, beaten
½ cup milk
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp pepper
Dash Tabasco sauce




Combine flour, paprika and pepper in one bowl. Combine egg, milk and Tabasco in a second bowl. Place bread crumbs in a third bowl. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then flour, then egg and finally bread crumbs. Fry in hot Crisco over medium high heat for 30-45 minutes, flipping frequently until internal temperature reaches 165º. You will note, I didn’t flip mine often enough on one side…no I wasn’t trying for the extra crispy recipe.


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