Fried Chicken

Name: Fried Chicken
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 broiler/fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 4 servings Flour, for dredging; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 2 Tbsps Hungarian paprika; 2 Tbsps kosher salt; 473 milliliters low fat buttermilk; 4 servings Vegetable shortening, for frying

Fried Chicken requires roughly 40 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 93 calories. If you have hungarian paprika, kosher salt, vegetable shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Place chicken pieces into a plastic container and cover with buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.

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Chicken Pieces

Buttermilk

Melt enough shortening (over low heat) to come just 1/3-inch up the side of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or heavy fry pan. Once shortening liquefies raise heat to 325 degrees F. Do not allow oil to go over 325 degrees F.

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Shortening

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Drain chicken in a colander.

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Whole Chicken

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Colander

Combine salt, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. Liberally season chicken with this mixture. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess.

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Cayenne Pepper

Garlic Powder

Whole Chicken

Paprika

All Purpose Flour

Shake

Salt

Place chicken skin side down into the pan. Put thighs in the center, and breast and legs around the edge of the pan. The oil should come half way up the pan. Cook chicken until golden brown on each side, approximately 10 to 12 minutes per side. More importantly, the internal temperature should be right around 180 degrees. (Be careful to monitor shortening temperature every few minutes.)

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Shortening

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Drain chicken on a rack over a sheet pan. Don't drain by setting chicken directly on paper towels or brown paper bags. If you need to hold the chicken before serving, cover loosely with foil but avoid holding in a warm oven, especially if it's a gas oven.

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Whole Chicken

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Paper Towels

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

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Servings:

1teaspoon

cayenne pepper 1

broiler/fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces 4servings

Flour, for dredging 2teaspoons

garlic powder 2Tbsps

Hungarian paprika 2Tbsps

kosher salt 473milliliters

low fat buttermilk 4servings

Vegetable shortening, for frying

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. You could try Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.