how long are you supposes to fry chicken? how do you know when it is done?

Answer 1

I usually boil my chicken with a bit of onion, garlic and black pepper and of course salt, for about 35-40 minutes. I take it out of the water and let it cool off, then bread it and fry it. When you are frying it you just fry enough until it is golden brown. This is great tasting chicken and you never have to worry if the chicken is cooked on the inside. Good Luck.

Answer 2

You have asked the right sista! I hope you already have your recipe for coating those pieces of fried chicken. If not, post the question and I'll tell you that too. Ordinarily, when you are frying chicken, your skillet or deep fryer must be piping hot and filled with oil. Once you place the chicken piece in the hot oil - start counting. If it's deep fried, you don't have to turn. It will cook all around and about 3-5 minutes is enough for crispy chicken. If you are pan frying - start out on high or med hi, then lower to med so chicken will not burn. I turn the pieces often so they will remain golden brown and hot get a hot spot of 'black-burn' on one side. Cook about 3-5 minutes on each side. Watch: the bigger the pieces, a little more time might be needed. **by the way - can you make gravy? lots of people have problems there too....*

Answer 3

Kentucky grandmas fry chicken best, ask them. However, doneness is important. When cut up, the thigh will take the longest. Untill you know from experience, when you reasonably think it might be done, cut into a thigh at the thickest point and see if juices run clear and the meat appears done. Undone chicken will appear sort of translucent. Also, buy an instant read thermometer. You will find it indispensable. Chicken is considered done at ~145F. Take temperature, then cut in and look, and after a few chickens you will gain the experience you need to "wing it." Instead of frying chicken in oil, I faux fry by breading with seasoned crumbs in a method that is lighter than traditional methods. Leaving out the first rolling in flour will lighten the chicken. Simply wet with beaten egg, then roll in your seasoned crumbs and spread out on a shallow baking pan and bake in preheated oven~375F. In about 50 mins, check for doneness as above. Exact times are impossible to say, chickens vary in size, ovens vary in temperature.

Answer 4

Cook on high until brown or desired color, cover turn down to low and fry for another 45minutes

Answer 5

When the fork goes in easily or the meat starts to separate form the bone on boneless when you slice into it and see no pink its done

Answer 6

just to look at it