Amy Ruths Fried Chicken In Honey Sauce Recipe

How to make it

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• Cut the chicken into serving pieces: breasts into halves, the legs and thighs separated, plus the wing, for a total of eight pieces.
• Heat shortening in a heavy-duty skillet to 360 degrees F.
• Clean chicken pieces thoroughly.
• Season the chicken with the salt, paprika and black pepper.
• Place flour into heavy plastic bag, put the chicken pieces into the bag and shake vigorously until chicken is well-coated.
• Dust off excess flour.
• Place chicken pieces into skillet pan that has been preheated to 360 degrees F.
• Do not overcrowd pan.
• Fry the chicken until golden brown and the juices run clear when pierced with a fork.
• Approximate cooking time is 25 minutes.
• Place chicken on paper towel to drain off excess oil once removed from the pan.
• Immediately dip chicken into hot honey, then place on a platter.
• My Tip: : when I make fried chicken I often soak the chicken in buttermilk or an herbed salt brine to tenderize the chicken before I dip it into egg batter, flour, egg batter and flour again and let it set a bit. I like to make a real crispy batter this way.