Country Fried Chicken

Name: Country Fried Chicken
Prep time: 8 h 35 min
Cook time: 8 h 35 min
Total time: 8 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 946 milliliters all purpose flour; 2 Tbsps baking powder; 946 milliliters buttermilk; 8 larges eggs, beaten; 2 Tbsps chopped garlic; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons salt; 3 shallots, finely chopped; 8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 473 milliliters vegetable oil for frying, or as needed; 2 Tbsps white sugar

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Instructions

Place chicken breasts between two sheets of heavy plastic and pound chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 3/4 inch.

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Chicken Breast

Meat

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Meat Tenderizer

Whisk buttermilk, shallots, garlic, 2 tablespoons salt, sugar, cumin, and pepper in a bowl; transfer mixture to a resealable plastic bag.

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Buttermilk

Shallot

Garlic

Pepper

Cumin

Sugar

Salt

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Ziploc Bags

Whisk

Bowl

Add chicken breasts, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

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Chicken Breast

Marinade

Fill a large skillet with about 2 inches of vegetable oil and heat over medium heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Discard the remaining marinade.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Shake

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Paper Towels

Sift flour, baking powder, and 2 teaspoons salt together in a shallow bowl. Press chicken breasts one at a time into flour mixture until lightly coated. Dip coated chicken into beaten eggs, then press into flour mixture again to coat; shake off excess flour.

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Chicken Breast

Baking Powder

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Dip

Egg

Salt

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Bowl

Fry chicken breasts in batches in preheated oil until chicken is golden brown and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Drain on a paper towel-lined platter and repeat with remaining chicken.

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Whole Chicken

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Paper Towels

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Ingredients

Servings:

946milliliters

all purpose flour 2Tbsps

baking powder 946milliliters

buttermilk 8larges

eggs, beaten 2Tbsps

chopped garlic 1teaspoons

ground cumin 2teaspoons

ground black pepper 2teaspoons

salt 3

shallots, finely chopped 8

skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 473milliliters

vegetable oil for frying, or as needed 2Tbsps

white sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. 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 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 21 dollars.