Mama'S Fried Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -4 lbs whole chickens, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cups buttermilk
self-rising flour
vegetable oil

Preparation

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
Place chicken in shallow dish or ziploc plastic bag; add buttermilk.
Cover or seal, and chill at least 2 hours.
Remove chicken from buttermilk, discarding buttermilk.
Dredge chicken in flour.
Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches in a deep skillet or Dutch oven; heat to 360\u00b0F.
Add chicken, a few pieces at a time; cover and cook 6 minutes.
Uncover chicken and cook 9 minutes.
Turn chicken; cover and cook 6 minutes.
Uncover and cook 5 to 9 minutes, turning the chicken the last 3 minutes for even browning, if necessary.
Drain on paper towels.
Test chicken with meat thermometer (170\u00b0F) or by piercing thickest portion with fork.
When juices run clear it is done.