Popeye's fried chicken
3 c Self-rising flour
1 c Cornstarch
3 tb
Seasoned salt
2 tb
Paprika
1 ts
Baking soda
1 pk
Italian Salad Dressing Mix
1 pk
Onion Soup Mix -- (1 1/2 Ounces)
1 pk
Spaghetti sauce mix -- (1/2 Ounce)
3 tb
Sugar
3 c Corn flakes -- crush Slightly
2 Eggs -- well beeaten
1/4 c Cold water
4 lb Chicken -- cut
up
Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl.
Put the cornflakes into
another bowl. Put
eggs and water in a 3rd bowl. Put enough corn oil
into a heavy roomy
skillet to fill it 1" deep. Get it HOT! Grease a
9x12x2 baking pan.
Set it aside. Preheat oven to 350. Dip chicken
pieces 1 piece at a
time as follows: 1-Into dry coating mix. 2-Into
egg and water mix. 3-Into corn flakes. 4-Briskly but briefly back
into dry mix. 5-Drop
into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4
minutes on medium
high. Turn and brown other side of each piece.
Don't crowd pieces during frying. Place in
prepared pan in single
layer, skin-side-up.
Seal in foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side
loose fro steam to
escape. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes removing
foil then to test
tenderness of chicken. Allow to bake uncovered 5
minutes longer to
crisp the coating. Serves 4. Leftovers refrigerate
well up to 4 days.
Do not freeze these leftovers. Leftover coating
mix (1st 9
ingredients) can be stored at room temp in covered
container up to 2
months.