FRYING CHICKEN IN ELECTRIC SKILLET RECIPES

Steps:

• "1. Heat oil in electric skillet to 350° while mixing dry ingredients. 2. Mix all dry ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk together well. 3. Coat chicken well with flour mixture and add to preheated oil, skin side down. 4. Sprinkle the bone side with some of the remaining flour mixture and press into the meat. 5. Cook about 10 mintes, or until somewhat browned. 6. Turn Chicken over to bone side down in skillet. Sprinkle the skin side with some of the remaining flour mixture and press into the meat. Cook for 10 minutes or until nicely browned. 7. Reduce heat on skillet to 300°. 8. Turn Chicken again to skin side down and cook about 30 minutes, checking to make sure it is cooking evenly and not burning. Lower heat if needed. 9. Once the thickest part of the largest piece reaches at least 165°, the Chicken is done. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Keep warm in 170° oven if necessary until ready to serve. "

Steps:

• Spray electric skillet with Pam and heat to medium.
• Remove chicken thighs from package and rinse them thoroughly in cold water. Pat dry with paper towel. (This is done so that it reduces popping caused by the hot grease once the chicken starts to cook and releases the oil from the chicken fat. Remember, oil and water do not mix!! If you have an oil fire ever, do not pour water on it. Either put flour on it or cover with a lid to starve it from oxygen, and remove from heat source).
• Place chicken thighs in skillet with the smooth skin pretty-side up. (Cook bottoms first, which also cooks the majority of the chicken as a whole).
• Sprinkle half of your salt and pepper all over tops of chicken thighs, using more or less according to your taste. Cover the skillet with your lid (important to cover!). (I use this time to start preparing the rest of the meal).
• Cook chicken for about 30 minutes (on the bottom side) then turn over, sprinkle salt and pepper on the other side and cook the remaining 30 minutes. If your chicken starts to look like it's getting too dark and it is done, take it out early. It typically takes me 1 hour total to cook this thoroughly (on medium heat in my electric skillet) but every skillet is different as far as heat goes. Do not serve if it is still pink or shows any sign of blood in the meat or near the inner bone. If it appears it is cooking too fast, turn your heat down. It is good to have a crispy skin, but not burned.
• Once chicken is done, take it out of the skillet and set it on a plate with a few paper towels underneath to drain the natural grease from the chicken.