Fried Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
Heat bacon fat in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Fry the chicken until it is golden brown on all sides.
Pack the chicken in the frying pan, add a little water, and cover tightly.
Reduce heat and let it steam on the back of the stove until ready to serve.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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