Picnic Basket Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Picnic Basket Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Picnic Basket Buttermilk Fried Chicken requires roughly 6 hours and 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1210 calories, 50g of protein, and 75g of fat each. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have flour, vegetable shortening, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

1
With a cleaver or heavy knife, split the chicken breasts, then cut each breast 1/2 in 1/2 again.
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2
Place the chicken pieces in a shallow container skin side down and pour the buttermilk over them. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight, if possible.
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3
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
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4
Remove the chicken from the buttermilk and season both sides with salt and pepper.
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5
Place the beaten eggs and flour in separate shallow bowls. Dredge the chicken pieces first in the flour, then the egg, and then the flour again.
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6
In a 12-inch saute pan with deep sides, melt enough shortening so that it is 2 inches deep and heat the pan until the oil begins to smoke.
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7
Fry the chicken for 2 minutes on each side, until the skin is golden brown.
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8
Transfer to a baking sheet and bake the chicken for 15 minutes, or until cooked through.
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9
Serve warm immediately, or store in the refrigerator for the next day's picnic.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In6 hrs, 45 m.
Servings4
Health Score29
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