Fried Chicken with Ancho Honey

Name: Fried Chicken with Ancho Honey
Prep time: 5 h 40 min
Cook time: 5 h 40 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps ancho chili powder; 2 teaspoons chili de arbol powder, or 2 tablespoons hot sauce; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 946 milliliters buttermilk, plus 2 cups; 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 3 kilograms chickens each), cut up into 8 pieces each; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp garlic powder; 237 milliliters honey; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 Tbsp onion powder; 4 servings Peanut oil, for deep-frying; 4 servings Salt; 1 Tbsp sweet paprika

Fried Chicken with Ancho Honey might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 2372 calories, 146g of protein, and 126g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up onion powder, chili de arbol powder, peanut oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the peanut oil you could follow this main course with the Salted Peanut Toffee Cookies as a dessert. A couple people really liked this Southern dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk together 1 quart of the buttermilk, 2 tablespoons salt, and the chili de arbol in a large bowl or large baking dish.

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Add the chicken, turn to coat, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.

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Whole Chicken

Place the remaining 2 cups of buttermilk in a bowl. Stir together the flour, garlic and onion powders, paprika and cayenne in a large bowl and divide among 2 shallow platters and season generously with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Buttermilk

Ground Cayenne Pepper

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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 and pat off excess, then dip in the buttermilk and allow excess to drain off. Dredge in the second plate of flour and pat off the excess.

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Put the chicken pieces on a baking rack set over a baking sheet while the oil heats.

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Pour about 3 inches of oil into a deep cast iron skillet; the oil should not come more than halfway up the sides of the pot.

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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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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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Serve hot, drizzled with the ancho honey.

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Honey

Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl. Season with salt, to taste.

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Servings:

2Tbsps

ancho chili powder 2teaspoons

chili de arbol powder, or 2 tablespoons hot sauce 4servings

Freshly ground black pepper 946milliliters

buttermilk, plus 2 cups 2teaspoons

cayenne pepper 3kilograms

chickens each), cut up into 8 pieces each 710milliliters

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

garlic powder 237milliliters

honey 4servings

Kosher salt 1Tbsp

onion powder 4servings

Peanut oil, for deep-frying 4servings

Salt 1Tbsp

sweet paprika

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. One wine you could try is King Frosch Riesling Auslese All Natural German. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.