Fried Chicken

Name: Fried Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 2 teaspoons cayenne; 1 kilograms chicken , cut up into 10 pieces; 2 Tbsps chile paste (such as sambal); 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp garlic powder; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 Tbsp onion powder; 4 servings Peanut oil, for deep-frying; 1 Tbsp sweet paprika

Fried Chicken

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Fried Chicken a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 78g of protein, 71g of fat, and a total of 1300 calories. It works best as a main course, and is done in about 2 hours and 35 minutes. A mixture of onion powder, chicken, garlic powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

Put the chicken in a large bowl.

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Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Add cold water, by the quart, to cover the chicken by about 1 inch.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Add 1 tablespoon of salt to each quart of water. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

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Water

Salt

When you're ready to cook, mix the flour, garlic and onion powders, paprika, and cayenne in a large, shallow platter until well blended; season generously with salt and pepper. Stir together the buttermilk and hot sauce in another large, deep platter or wide, shallow bowl; season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Buttermilk

Hot Sauce

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Paprika

Garlic

All Purpose Flour

Onion

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Drain the chicken in a colander and pat it dry. Dredge the pieces a few at a time in the flour mixture. Dip them into the buttermilk and then roll them in the seasoned flour again to make a good crust.

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All Purpose Flour

Buttermilk

Whole Chicken

Dip

Roll

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Colander

Put the chicken pieces on a piece of parchment or waxed paper, or on a clean platter, while you heat the oil.

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Chicken Pieces

Cooking Oil

Pour about 3 inches of oil into a large deep pot; the oil should not come more than half way up the sides of the pot.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Put the pot over medium-high heat and heat the oil to 375 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer. Working in batches, add the chicken pieces to the hot oil, 3 or 4 at a time and fry, turning the pieces occasionally, until evenly golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes.

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Chicken Pieces

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Pot

Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and transfer to a rack to drain; repeat to cook the remaining pieces.

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Cooking Oil

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Serve hot.

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Servings:

4servings

Freshly ground black pepper 473milliliters

buttermilk 2teaspoons

cayenne 1kilograms

chicken , cut up into 10 pieces 2Tbsps

chile paste (such as sambal)710milliliters

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

garlic powder 4servings

Kosher salt 1Tbsp

onion powder 4servings

Peanut oil, for deep-frying 1Tbsp

sweet paprika

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired 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.

Floral notes and orange blossoms, commingle with scents of citrus, peach, honeysuckle and light apricot on the nose. On the palate you will find flavors of peach, apricot and citrus. These flavors combine to produce an off-dry, yet well-balanced Riesling.