Fried Chicken

Name: Fried Chicken
Prep time: 10 h
Cook time: 10 h
Total time: 10 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 liter buttermilk; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more for seasoning; 2 fryer chickens, each cut into 8 pieces; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground dried thyme; 59 milliliters milk; 2 teaspoons paprika; 3 Tbsps seasoned salt, such as Lawrys; 4 servings Canola or vegetable oil, for frying

Fried Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 758 calories, 25g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper, milk, cayenne pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

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Special equipment: a deep-fry thermometer

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Kitchen Thermometer

Thoroughly rinse the chicken pieces, then place them in a bowl and cover with 4 cups of the buttermilk. Soak in the fridge overnight or up to 24 hours.

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Chicken Pieces

Buttermilk

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Bowl

When you're ready to fry the chicken, remove the bowl from the fridge and let it sit on the counter for 30 minutes, just to take the chill off.

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Whole Chicken

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Bowl

In the meantime, preheat the oven to 360 degrees F and mix up the breading.

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Oven

Place the flour, seasoned salt, paprika, black pepper, thyme and cayenne (plus extra cayenne if you like heat) in a very large bowl. Stir together well.

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Seasoned Salt

Black Pepper

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Paprika

All Purpose Flour

Thyme

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Bowl

In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk and the milk.

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Buttermilk

Milk

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Bowl

Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and gradually mix with a fork until there are little lumps throughout; these will adhere to the chicken and make for a crispier breading. If necessary, add a little more flour or milk to make the breading slightly lumpy.

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Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Heat 1 1/2 to 2 inches of oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer reaches 365 degrees F. Lower the heat slightly, if necessary, to keep the oil from getting hotter.

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Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Frying Pan

Working in batches, thoroughly coat each chicken piece with breading, pressing extra breading onto the chicken if necessary.

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Whole Chicken

Place the breaded pieces on a plate.

Add the breaded chicken to the oil, 3 or 4 pieces at a time; make sure they don't stick together. Cover the pan and fry for 5 to 7 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure the chicken isn't getting too brown. Turn the pieces over, cover again, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes more. All the while, monitor the temperature of the oil to make sure the chicken doesn't burn.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer the fried chicken to a baking sheet and continue frying the rest of the chicken. When all the chicken has been fried, remove the wings and legs to a plate and keep covered. (These should be cooked all the way through by now, but always check if any pink juice or meat is visible. If so, return to the hot oil for another minute or so, until fully cooked.) Leave the thighs and breasts on the baking sheet.

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Meat

Juice

Chicken Wings

Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Bake the thighs and breasts for 15 minutes to finish cooking. (Sometimes I'll cut into the thicker part of one of the larger pieces just to make sure the chicken is cooked through. If any pink juice or meat is visible, the chicken needs to continue cooking in the oven.)

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Juice

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Servings:

2teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 1liter

buttermilk 1teaspoon

cayenne pepper, plus more for seasoning 2

fryer chickens, each cut into 8 pieces 1liters

all-purpose flour 2teaspoons

ground dried thyme 59milliliters

milk 2teaspoons

paprika 3Tbsps

seasoned salt, such as Lawry's 4servings

Canola or vegetable oil, for frying

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. The J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 22 dollars per bottle.