Smothered Chicken With Mushroom Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 to 3 lb. chicken, cut into frying pieces
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. monosodium glutamate
1/4 c. shortening
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. water

Preparation

Prepare chicken cut in desired pieces for frying.
Rinse in cold water and dry.
Put flour, pepper, paprika, salt and monosodium glutamate in paper bag.
Put in 3 or 4 pieces of chicken at a time and shake until thoroughly coated.
Brown chicken on both sides in hot shortening at 360\u00b0.
Drain off excess fat.
Combine soup with water and blend; pour over chicken.
Cover skillet.
Bring to a free steam, then switch to about 200\u00b0 and cook 30 to 45 minutes until tender.
Serves 4 to 5.