Every Dish Has a Story - Tawanna's Childhood Memory: Grandma Mabel's Famous Fried Chicken

This Fried Chicken from my book (link below) is so special and delicious! Read the beautiful story behind it in my book, Every Dish Has a Story!

Here’s your recipe!

3-4 Lbs. Bone-in Chicken, Mabel used Legs and Thighs (and we now know how to clean the thighs) Water (see directions for measurement)
White Vinegar (see directions for measurement) Your Favorite Seasonings to taste (see directions for particular spices and measurements)
Flour (see directions for measurement)
Vegetable or Canola Oil (see directions for measurement)
Take your chicken (bone-in, skin on, as much or little as you want) and soak it in equal parts water and vinegar for about 5 minutes (enough combined liquid to cover the chicken). Rinse well. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Season it with your favorite seasonings. Mabel used thyme, salt, pepper, and garlic powder (to your taste – about 1/2 – 1 teaspoon each).

Use a bowl, paper or plastic bag with flour in it and toss the chicken until it’s evenly coated. Start with 1 cup flour and add more as needed. Fill a skillet with cooking oil, enough to slightly cover the chicken, at medium-high heat until it’s really hot, but not burning. Mable used cast iron which is best for this as the heat will maintain the oil temperature throughout cooking, but use what you have. You can test the oil with a small amount of flour. When the flour starts frying, you know it’s ready. Place your chicken inside and put a lid on it. Cook for 8 minutes, then flip the chicken over. After you brown the other side, remove the lid. Cook the chicken while flipping both sides over again for another few minutes, until golden brown. For food safety, fried chicken is best when the internal temperature reaches 165. It is best to use a meat thermometer to test this. Remove your beautiful chicken and place on a dish lined with paper towels to soak up any excess oil.

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[RhubarbAndCod]

Aw, such a lovely piece of personal history, and such a wonderful dish to come out of it. Thank you so much for this Jill! Looks like fantastic fried chicken!

[rosejustice]

Tawanna, Thank you for sharing your beloved Grandma Mabel’s chicken 🍗❤️ I am so excited to try this and I’ve already pulled my book out so I can read your whole story.
Jill, You are such a giving soul to be willing to take the hit for us and taste that chicken. ❤️ Love you, girl!

[constancelacount]

Thank you, Jill, for these wonderful videos from your book! AND! Thank you, Tawanna!... from the bottom of my heart! My poor, dearly departed and complete incompetent in the kitchen MaMa always destroyed fried chicken. This looks so good that I'll make it for this Sunday dinner!

[PaddyJoeCooking]

A beautiful recipe and a wonderful story Tawana's Grandma Mabel sounds like an amazing woman, so many food memories Jill this was some excellent cooking and I HAVE to try this

[ChefAdventures]

Hey Jill! We read Tawanna's beautiful story about her Grandmother Mabel. Grandmother's are very very special people! How awesome you chose this recipe first! Such a wonderful share! We love fried chicken too, especially the thighs! Definitely trying this recipe out! Thank you Jill, Tawanna and Grandma Mabel! ❤️🥂

[jimwoods]

Love seeing you back in your Idaho home kitchen. I will be making this chicken when the heat of summer has passed. The book is wonderful. Very much enjoying the stories and recipes. And viewing this on hubby’s iPad! Roberta W.

[RealBigBadJohn]

Wow, this is fried chicken from the soul. Looks so good. Many thanks. 👍😎

[Jenn-ievf]

Ok Jill, I made this fried chicken and OMG my family lost their mind at how good it was LOL I did use bone in skin on breasts so those do cook longer but it was soooo good. I then used the drippings to make homemade gravy over mashed potatoes and it was the best dinner we've had in awhile. Everyone is requesting that I make this again ASAP and I agree :)

[TheBeardedItalian]

Absolutely looks delicious! I’m trying to catch up on some of my videos that I have subscribed to so I’m a little late getting here on this one. Absolutely great job.

[Jenn-ievf]

Been loving your book. This is one of my fav recipes from it. Love the story behind it :) Everyday I grab your book and just open to a random page and read that recipe LOL This was one of the first ones I saw and knew this book was going to be wonderful.

[billshepherd]

Time to break out the cast iron.
Thanks Tawanna, her grandmother and Jill!

[AndrewsSimplecooking]

Such a beautiful piece of history and a delicious dish thanks for sharing have a good weekend

[Jenn-ievf]

Quick question, does the recipe mean white wine vinegar or distilled vinegar?

[getoffmydarnlawn]

I'm going to try this once the weather cools off a bit, fried chicken is one of those things I've always failed at but it's one of my favorite foods. I have fond memories of my Aunt Delta June's (how's that for a southern name?) fried chicken and sweet tea, hers was fried in lard. I never think to plan ahead and when I want to make fried chicken the recipes almost always say to marinate it for 24 hours, so this will be perfect when I decide a couple hours before dinner to make it.

Loving the book --- I'm pacing myself because I don't want to finish it yet. I'm thinking of cooking my way through all the recipes just for fun.

[ABitefLife]

Hi Jill! This is some beautiful looking fried chicken! I feel like there’s no better fried chicken then fried chicken cooked in a cast iron skillet. I’m looking forward to trying Grandma Mabel’s recipe! How is your summer going so far? Idaho must be so beautiful this time of year (or any time of year lol) take care my friend and see you again soon 🌟🧡🍷🍸

[ellendelights]

Love me some Fried Chicken, nothing like Grandmother’s recipe!! Awesome dish my Soul Sista and Tawanna!!!

[timothyferdon]

my grandmother velma her mothers name was Mabel

[TheBakingDiva]

Hi Jill, you must have a happy hubby with all these wonderful dishes you make 🥰 What do they say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach! Lol This chicken looks delicious. Thanks for sharing, Hugs, Dolores ❤️

[IntheKitchenwithKaren]

This is one of my most favorite stories in the book, especially since my Grandma was born in Toledo. Thank you Tawanna for sharing your Grandma's chicken recipe, and I cannot wait to try it. It sure does look amazing.

[jimmavity]

This looks amazing . PS Love the book, I highly recommend it