Classic Fried Chicken

Name: Classic Fried Chicken
Prep time: 5 h 40 min
Cook time: 5 h 40 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons chile de arbol powder; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 710 milliliters buttermilk; 2 liters canola oil; 237 milliliters cornstarch; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 dashes Few hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco); 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 4 servings Fine sea salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika; 414 milliliters cold water; 2 kilograms whole chicken (about , cut into 8 or 10 pieces

Classic Fried Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1324 calories, 50g of protein, and 95g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, pepper, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

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For the marinade: In a large bowl, mix the buttermilk, sugar, salt, and hot sauce until combined.

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Buttermilk

Hot Sauce

Marinade

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours, turning occasionally.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the chicken from the buttermilk marinade and pat completely dry.

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Buttermilk

Marinade

Whole Chicken

Place the chicken on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before frying.

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Whole Chicken

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack

For the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, pepper, paprika, and chile de arbol until combined. Slowly whisk in the water and whisk until smooth.

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Arbol Chile

Corn Starch

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Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Water

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Whisk

Bowl

Let the batter sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.

Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a large Dutch oven.

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Cooking Oil

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Transfer half the chicken into the batter.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the chicken, 1 piece at a time, from the batter (allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl) and carefully transfer to the oil. Fry the chicken, adjusting the burner as necessary to maintain the oil temperature between 300 and 325 degrees F, until deep golden brown and just cooked through, about 12 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Drain the chicken on paper towels and then transfer to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and season with a little fine sea salt. Bring the oil back to 350 degrees F and repeat with the remaining chicken.

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Fine Sea Salt

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Servings:

0teaspoons

chile de arbol powder 2teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 710milliliters

buttermilk 2liters

canola oil 237milliliters

cornstarch 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 3dashes

Few hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)2teaspoons

kosher salt 4servings

Fine sea salt 2teaspoons

sugar 1teaspoon

smoked sweet paprika 414milliliters

cold water 2kilograms

whole chicken (about , cut into 8 or 10 pieces

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 9 dollars.