Orange-pepper Fried Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 2 -2 1/2 lbs chicken pieces


• 4 teaspoons grated orange rind (2 oranges)


• 2/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard


• 1/8 teaspoon pepper


• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce or 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce


• 3/4 cup flour


• 2 teaspoons paprika


• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt


• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in shallow dish or ziploc baggie.


• 2 combine half of the orange rind (2 tsp.) with next 5 ingredients.


• 3 pour over chicken and marinate 1-3 hours.


• 4 in doubled brown paper lunch sack, combine rest of ingredients including the other 2 teaspoons orange rind.


• 5 drain chicken.


• 6 shake one piece of chicken at a time in sack of flour mixture til very well coated.


• 7 if flour leftover, reshake any that need it.


• 8 in cast iron skillet or heavy skillet, brown chicken in hot, 1/2" deep oil, turning ocaisionally to brown evenly.


• 9 when chicken is lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes, add 1 tbl. water and cover skillet tightly with good lid.


• 10 cook slowly til thickest pieces are tender, about 20-30 minutes, turning ocaisionally for even browning again.


• 11 uncover, and cook for about 5 minutes longer to re-crisp.