Fried Chicken My Way

Name: Fried Chicken My Way
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp Hungarian paprika; 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 237 milliliters milk; 473 milliliters plain yogurt; 4 slices thick-cut bacon; 4 servings vegetable oil; 1 kilograms whole chicken, cut up

Fried Chicken My Way might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. For $2.25 per serving, you get If you have milk, bacon, chicken, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the plain yogurt you could follow this main course with the 5-Minute Healthy Peach Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk together yogurt and milk in a large shallow dish.

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Yogurt

Milk

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Whisk

Add chicken to yogurt mixture; cover and chill 2 to 4 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Yogurt

Stir together flour, paprika, pepper, and 1 tsp. salt in a large shallow dish.

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Paprika

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Remove chicken from yogurt mixture, discarding yogurt mixture. Rinse chicken, and pat dry. Dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess.

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Whole Chicken

Yogurt

All Purpose Flour

Pour oil to a depth of 11/2 inches into a 12-inch cast-iron skillet; heat over medium-high heat to 35

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Fry bacon in hot oil 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp.

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Bacon

Cooking Oil

Transfer to paper towels; crumble bacon.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Fry chicken, in batches, in hot oil 8 to 9 minutes on each side or until done (a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of breast should register 170).

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Meat

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Drain on a wire rack over paper towels.

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Paper Towels

Wire Rack

Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. salt.

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Salt

Serve chicken sprinkled with crumbled bacon.

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Real Bacon Pieces

Whole Chicken

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Servings:

1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

Hungarian paprika 2teaspoons

kosher salt, divided 237milliliters

milk 473milliliters

plain yogurt 4slices

thick-cut bacon 4servings

vegetable oil 1kilograms

whole chicken, cut up

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. One wine you could try is Selbach Oster Mosel Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.