Heather's Fried Chicken

Name: Heather's Fried Chicken
Prep time: 9 h 25 min
Cook time: 9 h 25 min
Total time: 9 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 473 milliliters cold buttermilk; 6 chicken drumsticks; 6 chicken thighs; 1 egg, beaten; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps salt; 2 Tbsps chicken seasoning mix (see note); 2 liters vegetable oil for frying; 946 milliliters cold water, to cover

The recipe Heather's Fried Chicken could satisfy your Southern craving in around 9 hours and 25 minutes. For $2.46 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 42g of protein, 62g of fat, and a total of 940 calories. If you have egg, chicken drumsticks, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the seasoning mix you could follow this main course with the Pumpkin Pie Spice Cream Scones as a dessert.

Instructions

Place chicken thighs and drumsticks in a large bowl, cover with cold water, and mix in salt. Cover and refrigerate from 8 hours to overnight.

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Salt

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Rinse chicken thoroughly.

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Whole Chicken

Mix buttermilk, beaten egg, and 1 teaspoon chicken seasoning in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.

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Chicken Seasoning

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Egg

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Place chicken pieces into buttermilk mixture and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.

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Heat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Place flour and 2 tablespoons chicken seasoning into a shallow bowl and mix until combined.

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Remove chicken from buttermilk bath, shake off excess buttermilk, and press into flour. Tap off excess flour.

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Gently place chicken into hot oil, 3 or 4 pieces at a time; fry chicken until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes per batch.

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Remove chicken pieces to a cooling rack set over paper towels to remove excess oil before serving.

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Servings:

egg, beaten 710milliliters

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

salt 2Tbsps

chicken seasoning mix (see note)2liters

vegetable oil for frying 946milliliters

cold water, to cover

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 J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 56 dollars.