TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE TRIED AND TRUE
Tried and true recipe for classic Southern fried chicken that is pan fried crispy and golden brown.
Provided by Julia Jordan | Julia's Simply Southern
Categories Dinner
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Combine the Marinade: In a large mixing bowl, combine two cups of buttermilk with 2 teaspoons of hot sauce; add the chicken pieces and make sure they're all coated well. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to overnight.
- Add peanut oil to a cast iron skillet and heat over medium low.
- Prepare the dry dredge mixture by combining the flour and seasonings together in a large bowl; set aside.
- Prepare the wet dredge mixture by whisking together the egg with a cup of buttermilk in a large bowl; set aside.
- Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade and place on a paper towel lined sheet pan. Use a paper towel to gently dry the chicken pieces slightly.
- Dredge each chicken pieces in the dry dredge mixture, then wet, then dry; shake off excess. Place dredged chicken pieces on a foil lined sheet pan. Repeat until all pieces are done.
- Cooking in batches; begin by adding the chicken legs, thighs and wings to the hot oil making sure not to over crowd the skillet.
- Use tongs to turn every 5 minutes, fry the chicken until crispy and golden brown (12-15 minutes).
- Transfer the cooked chicken pieces to a paper towel lined sheet pan with a cooling rack placed on top to drain excess cooking oil.
- Continue with frying the remaining breast pieces, turning as needed (15-18 minutes) until crispy and golden brown.
- Transfer the breasts to the lined sheet pan when done.
- Serve after chicken has cooled 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320 calories, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 96 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 14 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 124 grams protein, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 311 milligrams sodium, Sugar 5 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 3.5 grams unsaturated fat
WEST FRIED CHICKEN
Tender beautifully flavoured chicken with a crunchy beautifully flavoured coating. It just doesn't get any better. KFC was good but West is Best!
Provided by Puckles
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Rinse chicken, cut off excess fat, cut any very big pieces in half.
- Combine Buttermilk, a few squirts of Tabasco Sauce and eggs in a bowl; whisk to blend well.
- (Tip: Marinating for a few hours in the Buttermilk mixture gives the chicken more flavour).
- In a large container with a lid, combine and sift the flour and dry ingredients.
- (Tip: I use a coffee grinder to powder the herbs to help release their flavour!).
- Dip the pieces of chicken in the Buttermilk mixture; let excess drip off back into the bowl. Then put a few chicken pieces in the dry ingredients container, put the lid on and shake to coat thoroughly (a plastic bag would probably work just as well but I like to think I'm getting some use out of Shirl's Tupperware). Place coated pieces on a rack and repeat with remaining chicken pieces. Leave them for about 30 minutes for the coating to get nice and moist.
- Heat oil in fry pan to 6 o'clock position on stove top element control. When oil is hot, but not smoking, fry chicken, a few pieces at a time until only light brown on both sides (don't crowd that pan). After frying each batch, place them on a rack in a 160º(about 320F) oven (don't forget to put a tray under the rack to catch the drips!). This process is important, as it both drains excess oil from the chicken as well as finishes cooking it in a very effective salute to healthy cooking!
- Chicken breasts will take a little less time than boney pieces - thighs take the longest, so cook thighs and legs first. That way they will spend a bit longer in the oven than the breasts. Pierce with a fork to see if juices run clear to check for doneness. The end result is simply fantastic.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1409, Fat 80.4, SaturatedFat 23.2, Cholesterol 536.1, Sodium 2213.4, Carbohydrate 57.4, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 8.3, Protein 106.5
MIDWESTERN FRIED CHICKEN WITH GRAVY
Provided by Amy Thielen
Categories main-dish
Time 2h10m
Yield 4 to 5 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Put the chicken pieces in a large bowl, and add the buttermilk, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, the thyme, and 4 of the garlic cloves. Marinate for at least 1 hour at room temperature or, refrigerated, overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and set a baking sheet fitted with a rack on the middle shelf.
- Meanwhile, prepare the chicken coating: Combine the 1 1/2 cups flour, the ground crackers, 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and the paprika in a large bowl. One at a time, take the chicken pieces from the buttermilk and dunk them in the flour dredge, pressing hard to make the coating adhere to every spot. Set aside on a plate.
- In a large, high-sided cast-iron pan, add lard or oil to a depth of 1 inch. Heat over medium-high heat until a droplet of water sprinkled on the surface sizzles loudly.
- Give the chicken pieces a fresh roll in the flour mixture if they've absorbed it, and add as many pieces of the dark meat (thighs, wings, and drumsticks) as will fit comfortably in the pan. Fry, turning as needed, until all sides turn dark golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the cooked chicken to the baking sheet in the oven. Continue frying the rest, saving the white breast meat until last, and being careful not to burn the residue forming at the bottom the pan; that's your gravy base. When it is browned, add the chicken to the baking sheet. (Ideally the dark meat should bake in the oven for about 20 minutes and the light meat for about 10 minutes, until cooked through.)
- Pour off most of the fat in the pan, leaving 2 tablespoons of oil and the brown sludge at the bottom of the pan. (But if any of it looks burnt, discard that as well, because that is the base of your gravy.) Let the pan cool down for a minute. Then add the remaining 3 garlic cloves and the sage, and fry for 1 minute. Add the remaining 5 teaspoons flour and cook, stirring, until the mixture is smooth and light brown, about 2 minutes. Add the stock and whisk until smooth. Cook the gravy over low heat until it thickens softly, about 5 minutes.
- Season the gravy with salt and pepper to taste, remove the garlic and sage, and pour it into a spouted pitcher to pass behind the hot chicken and the mashed potatoes.
SOUTHERN LIVING'S BEST FRIED CHICKEN
Many modern cooks have never learned to fry. We are convinced that fried food is unhealthy, unpopular and messy. But Norman King, a lifelong Southerner, a registered dietitian and a food editor at Southern Living magazine set out to change that. In "The Way to Fry," he offers both a guide to proper deep-frying technique, and a terrific recipe for crunchy, juicy fried chicken. While at first glance the recipe may resemble every other fried chicken you've ever seen, the differences lie in the precise instructions, ensuring chicken that's cooked through, golden and crisp. A little bacon fat is an option for flavor.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine 1 tablespoon salt with 3 quarts water in a large bowl or container. Add chicken, cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Drain, rinse with cold water and pat dry.
- Stir together remaining 1 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Sprinkle half the mixture evenly over chicken.
- In a large sealable plastic bag, combine remaining pepper mixture and flour. Add 2 pieces chicken to bag and shake well to coat. Remove chicken pieces, shaking off extra flour, and set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Take a large (10- or 12-inch) cast-iron skillet or chicken fryer, for which you have a lid, and fit with a candy or deep-frying thermometer. Add oil and bacon drippings and heat to 360 degrees over medium heat; the oil will ripple and possibly give off a few wisps of smoke.
- Using tongs, immediately add chicken pieces, skin side down (work in batches if necessary to avoid crowding pan). The oil will drop to about 325 degrees, where it should stay; adjust heat so that oil is bubbling gently around the pieces. Cover and cook 6 minutes; uncover and cook 9 minutes. Turn chicken pieces; cover and cook 6 minutes. Uncover and cook another 5 to 9 minutes, depending on size of pieces. If necessary for even browning, turn pieces over a few times toward the end.
- Drain on paper towels or paper bags. Let cool at least 20 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1151, UnsaturatedFat 58 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 85 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 65 grams, SaturatedFat 19 grams, Sodium 812 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BEST-EVER FRIED CHICKEN
Crispy, juicy and perfectly seasoned, this really is the best fried chicken recipe, ever. Summer reunions and neighborly gatherings will never be the same. When I was growing up, my parents had a farm, and every year, Dad would hire teenage boys to help by haying time. They looked forward to coming because they knew they would be treated to some of Mom's deep fryer recipes, including this delicious fried chicken. -Lola Clifton, Vinton, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a shallow bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk egg, milk and lemon juice until blended. Dip chicken in flour mixture to coat all sides; shake off excess. Dip in egg mixture, then again in flour mixture., In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry chicken, a few pieces at a time, 6-10 minutes on each side or until skin is golden brown and juices run clear. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 811 calories, Fat 57g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 176mg cholesterol, Sodium 725mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 47g protein.
WEST AFRICAN CHICKEN
Found this in the Cheap Eats cookbook years ago. Haven't had it in a long time, but we used to enjoy it. Is great served with steamed rice.
Provided by Heydarl
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oil in a heavy pan and fry chicken and onion until golden.
- Add curry powder and cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
- Add remaining ingredients, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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- Combine the paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and cayenne in a small bowl and mix thoroughly with a fork.
- Whisk the buttermilk, egg, 1 tablespoon salt, and 2 tablespoons of the spice mixture in a large bowl. Add the chicken pieces and toss and turn to coat.
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