Grandma's Dixie Fried Chicken

ChipotleChick's Note:

This was something my grandmother used to make. She passed away a few years ago, and I just recently was given her recipe indexes. I will be posting some of my childhood favorites as a tribute to her. Like many old time recipes, the spices are pretty bland. Feel free to kick this one up with garlic, chili peppers, or whatever you'd like!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 1/2 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut up
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups Crisco or 1 1/2 cups other shortening

Dixie Mix

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup pancake mix
• 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons parsley flakes

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix all 'Dixie Mix' ingredients.
3. Dip the chicken pieces in the egg, then coat with Dixie Mix.
4. Heat Crisco over medium-high.
5. Add chicken pieces and brown on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a shallow baking pan.
6. Bake in the oven about 1 hour, or until juices run clear.

Reviews

[bullwinkle]

This made a very moist chicken. We thought the Dixie Mix would make a nice coating for fried fish. This was the first time I have had a cornmeal coating on fried chicken. It gave a very different texture. Thanks Chipotle Chick. Bullwinkle.