Mexican Fried Chicken
Many Mexican recipes are based on fresh lime marinades. Here, chicken steeps in a piquant mixture of garlic and lime juice, then coated with flour and fried until golden brown.
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 1/2 t salt
- 2.5 to 3 lb chicken
- 1/4 C lime juice
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- Oil
- 1/2 C flour
- 1 t chili powder
Instructions
- Mash garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a paste.
- Rub chicken with garlic mixture. Arrange chicken in shallow glass or plastic dish. Sprinkle with refrigerate, turning occasionally, at least 3 hours.
- Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry.
- Heat oil (1/4-inch) in skillet until hot. Decrease heat to medium.
- Mix together flour, 1 teaspoon salt and chili powder. Coat chicken with flour mixture. Place chicken in skillet skin sides down.
- Cover and cook 5 minutes. Uncover and cook 15 minutes.
- Turn chicken. Cover and cook 5 minutes longer. Uncover and cook until thickest pieces are done, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain.