Sylvia's Chicken Fry Seasoning Mix, Crispy Southern Coating, 10oz Pack of 3

We really like this chicken breading. It's flavorful and easy to use. However, I find I want just a bit more flavoring than just having the breading on the outside of the chicken so I take a half a package of the breading mixture and add water (about 2 cups or so - you want it really watery), light salt, pepper. It makes the chicken flavorful on the inside as well as out and it's especially nice to do this for the bigger pieces of chicken otherwise they seem a bit blah to me. I place my chicken pieces in a large tupperware container, pour the water mixture over and marinate in my fridge over night. I turn the bowl upside down a few times during marinating so that the pieces on top are getting marinated as well. When you're ready to fry, just drain off the marinade and bread as normal. To Start: I use a fork to whip 2 eggs with 1/4 cup of water for an egg wash to dip the chicken into. Then I add about half a package of Sylvia's Fried Chicken Mix to a small paper bag. Dip chicken into egg wash and then place 1-2 pieces in the paper bag and shake. If I'm frying or deep frying I add the chicken to already heated canola oil and fry. To oven fry large chicken pieces: Preheat oven to 425. I use foil broiler pans and place just enough canola oil in the bottom of each pan to barely cover the surface. Then I place breaded chicken in the pan with the meaty side down and bake for about 30 minutes, turn and bake another 30 minutes. ***Please note: I have an oven that has a "hidden" element so my oven tends to run a bit cool. If you don't have a hidden element then you might want to lower the oven temp a little bit to 400-410 degrees. We like our chicken pretty crispy so right before I take it out, I turn on the broiler and broil each side for about 2-3 minutes. If I'm oven frying just chicken wings then I cut them into pieces, use the egg wash and bread them. I cook them just like the bigger pieces of chicken except I only cook them about 15 minutes per side and then broil as necessary to get them good and crispy. The chicken is somewhat crispy with oven frying so you don't have to use your broiler unless you're like us and like it really crispy. I'm almost sorry I bought this mix because before I only fried chicken maybe once every few months or so but since getting the mix, I've been using it at least once every two weeks. We also tried the Hodgson Mill Seasoned flour and it's good but we like the Sylvia's brand better. One last tip: We're kind of wimpy about hot spicy things but I've found if I marinate my wings in buffalo sauce for a few hours and then bread with Sylvia's fried chicken mix, it cuts the heat and now I almost always do my wings this way.

Wow… Sylvia’s makes your fried chicken perfectly delicious. This item was out of stock at my local supermarket so I took the risk and tried Amazon. Thank you for having a great item Amazon. Sheila G.

Good taste

Forget Larry the Cable Guy and stay with Sylvia's. I have been using it for years and have never had a bad moment with it, In fact, I have had plenty of attaboy comments for my fried chicken, fried fish and fried vegetables. I have found that the product likes buttermilk better than water, but then water is almost free. It works well using the directions that are printed on the package, but it works better if you go through the dredging process and set the chicken (or whatever) aside for a few minutes until the coating has become hydrated and is sticking to the chicken (or whatever) and then dredge it once again in Sylvia's mix. Don't be afraid to use it with fish, or even add a little Cajun spice to the mix for that added kick. Yummmm!

This batter makes the best fried chicken I've ever made. Forget popeyes and KFC. I fried the chicken in a deep fryer, so tasty! I've tried a lot of store-bought batter mix, this is the best.

Awesome coating for any food!

THIS MIX IS SO GOOD AND DELICIOUS - AND VERY EASY TO MAKE - WHEN I SAW IT ON AMAZON I BOUGHT A BOX OF 9 - 10 OUNCE PACKAGES - I LIKE THE LEG - TAKE A PACKAGE OF LEGS 12 -14 LEGS TO WILL DO - IN A LARGE BOWL FILL WITH COLD WATER ADD SOME SALT - A TABLE SPOON IS OK - SOAK 5 MINUTES THEN DRAIN WATER AND FILL RINSE AGAIN - DRAIN AGAIN - IN THE SAME BOWL - TAKE 2 EGGS -WITH A FORD LIGHTLY BEAT EGGS - THEN ADD TO THE CHICKEN - WITH YOU HANDS - MOVE THE CHICKEN TO COAT CHICKEN - I USE A CAST IRON SKILLET - OR A CHICEN FRYER - - FILL THE SKILLET WITH YOUR FAVORITE COOKING OIL - CANONA -CORN OR VEGETABLE- PUT ENOUGH OIL ABOUT I HALF TO INCH OR MORE - GET THE OIL HOT -IN ANOTHER BOWL- OPEN A PACKAGE OF MIX IN AM BOWL - COAT EAST PIECE OF CHICKEN MIX - COAT WELL - WHEN THE OIL IS HOT - PUT YOUR PIECE IN FRY PAN - DON'T CROWD FRY THE CHICKEN - FREY YOUR CHICKEN TILL GOLDEN BROWN - DRAIN ON A PAPER TOWL - AND ENJOY ----- THE CHICKEN HAS A GREAT FLAVOR -- THIS MIX IS SO GOOD - GFIVE IT A TRY - I GUARANTEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!---PEACE AND LOVE - LOUIS CARUSO

This is a great season and coating for frying chicken . I no longer fry my chicken with flour ! I keep this stocked in my pantry for Sunday Fried Chicken Wings! Awesome Sylvia’s Fried Chicken Mix !