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Sylvia's Smothered Chicken

Posted in response to a request for smothered chicken. The absolute best smothered chicken i have ever had was at sylvia's restaurant in harlem. I found this recipe on the web, apparently from a cookbook put out by sylvia herself.

Steps

Trim the excess fat from the chicken pieces and sprinkle them with 1 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper.
Season 2 cups of the flour with the remaining salt and pepper.
Dredge the chicken in the flour until coated on all sides.
Over medium heat , heat the oil in a heavy deep skillet until the edge of a chicken piece dipped into the oil gives off a lively sizzle.
Add as many chicken pieces into the skillet as you can , but make sure the pieces do not touch.
Fry until the chicken pieces are browned on all sides , about 6 minutes.
Adjust the heat as necessary during frying to keep a lively sizzle without overbrowning.
Remove the fried chicken to drain and repeat with the remaining pieces.
When all the chicken pieces have been fried , pour off all but 4 tablespoons of drippings from the skillet , reduce the heat to medium , and add the onions , peppers , and celery to the skillet.
Cook , stirring occasionally , until brown and tender , about 10 minutes.
Move the vegetables to .

Ingredients

frying chicken, salt, fresh ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, onions, green bell peppers, celery, water