Southern Fried Chicken

Name: Southern Fried Chicken
Prep time: 8 h 45 min
Cook time: 8 h 45 min
Total time: 8 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters buttermilk; 2 Tbsps Cajun spice; 907 grams 16 pieces fresh bone-in chicken; 12 eggs, whipped; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 2 liters vegetable oil

Southern Fried Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 49g of protein, 63g of fat, and a total of 1037 calories. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of buttermilk, kosher salt, chicken, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

In a large bowl, blend the eggs, buttermilk and Cajun spice.

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Cajun Seasoning

Buttermilk

Egg

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Mix well, and then pour over the chicken pieces, mixing and coating well. After coating the chicken, cover and refrigerate overnight, or for a minimum of 4 hours.

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Chicken Pieces

Whole Chicken

Preheat the oil to 300 degrees F in a deep-fryer.

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Cooking Oil

Remove the chicken from the marinade and allow to sit on a baking screen for 5 minutes. This will allow any excess marinade to drip off.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Next, in a large bowl, blend the flour, salt and pepper, mixing well. Dredge the marinated chicken in the flour. Coat the chicken well with flour, and then tap off any excess.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add to the heated oil. Fry the chicken in batches until it reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 13 to 15 minutes. Then remove from the oil and allow any excess to drip off before serving. This will allow the meat to rest before serving. Repeat the cooking process with the remaining chicken. (Hold the cooked chicken in the oven on low temperature if doing in batches.)

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Cooked Chicken

Meat

Cooking Oil

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Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

buttermilk 2Tbsps

Cajun spice 907grams

16 pieces fresh bone-in chicken 12

eggs, whipped 946milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

ground black pepper 1Tbsp

kosher salt 2liters

vegetable oil

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 Forge Cellars Classique Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 21 dollars.