Real Southern Fried Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Marinade
1 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 teaspoon tarragon
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 clove garlic, crushed
Chicken
8 pieces chicken, 1 cut-up fryer,washed and patted dry
2 cups shortening or 2 cups vegetable oil
1 cup flour, seasoned with
salt and pepper
salt

Preparation

Marinade: Combine marinade ingredients and chicken pieces in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Chicken: Heat oil in skillet until it sizzles when tested with a drop of water; place seasoned flour in a plastic bag; remove chicken from marinade and add to flour; shake to thoroughly coat; brown chicken quickly on all sides.
Cover, reduce heat and cook SLOWLY until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 20 minutes; salt the chicken generously as it fries, poultry absorbs a lot of salt.