Easy Fried Chicken

Name: Easy Fried Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 1 kilograms chicken (about , cut into 8 pieces; 355 milliliters flour; 2 teaspoons salt; 6 servings Vegetable oil

The recipe Easy Fried Chicken could satisfy your Southern craving in roughly 45 minutes. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 748 calories, 47g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of chicken, vegetable oil, cayenne pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the buttermilk you could follow this main course with the Buttermilk Pie as a dessert.

Instructions

Rinse the chicken in cold water and pat dry.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Combine the salt, flour, black pepper, and cayenne in a large, shallow bowl. Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess. Set aside for about 15 minutes.

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Black Pepper

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Pour the buttermilk into a second shallow bowl. Dip the chicken in the buttermilk, then again in the flour mixture.

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Buttermilk

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Dip

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Bowl

In a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven (preferably cast iron), heat about 4 inches of vegetable oil over medium heat until the temperature registers 360 F on a deep-fry thermometer. Carefully place the chicken in the oil, using tongs. (

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Cooking Oil

Whole Chicken

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Kitchen Thermometer

Dutch Oven

Tongs

Add the pieces slowly, so that the temperature does not drop, and work in batches to avoid overcrowding.) Fry the chicken until golden brown, turning once, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces. Check for doneness by piercing the meat; the juices should run clear.

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Meat

Drain the chicken on paper towels set on a wire rack. If desired, the cooked chicken can be kept warm in an oven set on low.

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Cooked Chicken

Whole Chicken

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Paper Towels

Wire Rack

Oven

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Servings:

1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 237milliliters

buttermilk 1teaspoons

cayenne pepper 1kilograms

chicken (about , cut into 8 pieces 355milliliters

flour 2teaspoons

salt 6servings

Vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing 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. The Brundlmayer Steinmassl Riesling with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 39 dollars per bottle.