Fried Chicken in a Basket

Name: Fried Chicken in a Basket
Prep time: 12 h 50 min
Cook time: 12 h 50 min
Total time: 12 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 1 gallon canola oil, for deep-frying; 59 milliliters Dijon mustard; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons dry mustard powder; 2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 237 milliliters sour cream; 1 whole chicken, cut into 10 pieces, or 4 legs and 4 thighs

Fried Chicken in a Basket might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 9201 calories, 44g of protein, and 987g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 12 hours and 50 minutes. If you have garlic powder, paprika, dijon mustard, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Make the marinade by combining the buttermilk, sour cream, Dijon mustard, salt and freshly ground black pepper in a large bowl.

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Ground Black Pepper

Dijon Mustard

Buttermilk

Sour Cream

Marinade

Salt

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Bowl

Mix well with a whisk. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and place in the marinade. Stir everything together so the chicken is coated evenly, cover, and set aside in the fridge to marinate for 12 hours.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Pieces

Marinade

Whole Chicken

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Whisk

Fill a heavy-based pot (such a deep cast iron skillet) with canola oil and set over medium-high heat. Using a thermometer, heat the oil until 375 degrees F. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Frying Pan

Oven

Pot

Prepare the coating by adding the all-purpose flour, salt, paprika, mustard powder, and garlic powder together in a large bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

Mustard Powder

Garlic Powder

Paprika

Salt

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Bowl

Mix with a whisk. Take the chicken pieces out of the marinade and dredge lightly in the seasoned flour, 1 at a time. Set the coated pieces on a wire rack over a tray as you work.

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Chicken Pieces

Seasoned Flour

Marinade

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Wire Rack

Whisk

Add the chicken, 3 to 4 pieces at a time, to the hot oil, skin-side down. Cook until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Increase the heat on the oil if you need to as the chicken will bring the temperature of the oil down.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Remove the chicken from the pot with a wire strainer and set over a clean rack over a tray. Season with salt while still hot. Continue to cook in batches, allowing the oil to heat up again before adding the chicken to the pot each time.

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Whole Chicken

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Sieve

Pot

Place the chicken into the oven and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes until cooked through. Allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Pile high in a basket for a fun presentation.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

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Servings:

2teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 473milliliters

buttermilk 1gallon

canola oil, for deep-frying 59milliliters

Dijon mustard 591milliliters

all-purpose flour 2teaspoons

garlic powder 1Tbsp

kosher salt 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2teaspoons

dry mustard powder 2teaspoons

smoked paprika 237milliliters

sour cream 1

whole chicken, cut into 10 pieces, or 4 legs and 4 thighs

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. 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 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.