Georgian Jewish Southern-fried Chicken

Ingredients

 * 1 tsp salt
 * 2 tsp garlic -- mashed
 * 2 tsp sweet paprika
 * 2 frying chickens, cut into 8 pieces
 * 1 tsp bitters
 * 1 tsp lemon juice
 * 1 tsp bourbon
 * ¼ cup water
 * 2 large eggs -- well beaten
 * 1½ cups matzah meal
 * vegetable oil or shortening for frying

Directions

 * 1) Mix salt, garlic, paprika in container.
 * 2) Place chicken in a bowl and sprinkle with the spices.
 * 3) In saucepan, bring to boil the bitters, lemon juice, bourbon, and water and pour over the chickens.
 * 4) Let marinate for several hours.
 * 5) Drain the chicken and place on a plate.
 * 6) Beat the eggs and add to the remaining marinade in a separate bowl.
 * 7) Place the matzah meal in another bowl.
 * 8) Roll the chicken pieces in the matzah meal, then in the egg mixture and finally in the matzah meal again.
 * 9) Heat about 4 inches of oil to 375°F.
 * 10) Gently, fry chicken until brown on all sides.