Fried Chicken

Name: Fried Chicken
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 473 milliliters buttermilk; 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 2 whole free-range, organic chickens; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps garlic powder; 4 Tbsps ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp onion powder; 5 Tbsps salt; 16 servings Vegetable oil, for frying the chicken

The recipe Fried Chicken could satisfy your Southern craving in approximately 50 minutes. This recipe makes 16 servings with 219 calories, 7g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of buttermilk, salt, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Cut the whole chickens into 4 breasts, 4 thighs, 4 legs and 4 wings and set aside.

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Chicken

Chicken Wings

Preheat your oil, in either a heavy pan on the stove or a deep-fryer, to 325 degrees F.

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Cooking Oil

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Stove

Frying Pan

In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and cayenne pepper until thoroughly mixed. Set aside.

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Cayenne Pepper

Garlic Powder

Black Pepper

Onion Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Pour the buttermilk into another bowl large enough for the chicken to be immersed in the buttermilk.

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Buttermilk

Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Prepare your dredging station.

Place your chicken in a bowl. Next to that, your bowl of buttermilk, and next to that, your dry mixture.

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Buttermilk

Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Take your breasts, lightly dust them with your flour mixture, then dip them in the buttermilk until they are coated, and then place them in the flour mixture.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Dip

Take the breasts that are in the flour mixture and aggressively push the flour mixture into the wet chicken. Make sure that the chicken in very thoroughly coated, or you will not achieve the crust and crunch you are looking for. Gently place the breasts in your hot oil.

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Whole Chicken

Crust

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

Next, repeat the dredging steps with your other pieces of chicken in this order: thigh, leg then wing.

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Whole Chicken

When you place the last wing into the fryer, you should have 16 pieces of chicken in the oil. Set a timer for 15 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Timer

After 15 minutes, take a probe thermometer and check the temperature of a breast. If it reads 180 degrees F, all of your chicken is done. (Keep in mind that it will continue to cook after it has been removed from the fryer.)

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Whole Chicken

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Remove the chicken from the oil and let it drain for 5 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Let cool for an additional 10 minutes before serving.

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Servings:

473milliliters

buttermilk 2teaspoons

cayenne pepper 2

whole free-range, organic chickens 1liters

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

garlic powder 4Tbsps

ground black pepper 1Tbsp

onion powder 5Tbsps

salt 16servings

Vegetable oil, for frying the chicken

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 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.