Fried Chicken

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Fried Chicken a try. For $3.15 per serving, this recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 69g of protein, 67g of fat, and a total of 1263 calories. This recipe serves 5. This recipe from Handle the Heat requires bay leaves, peanut oil, chicken parts, and paprika. 107 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours. It works well as a pretty expensive main course. With a spoonacular score of 90%, this dish is excellent. Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Fried Plantain and Coconut Macadamia Fried Quinoa, Fried Chicken with Beer – beer adds a very flavorful and earthly taste to so many things. Fried chicken with beer is fabulous, and Oven Fried Chicken – spicy oven fried chicken is sure to please all of your guests are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 5

Preparation duration: 25 minutes

Cooking duration: 32 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 bay leaves, crumbled

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 quart buttermilk

3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

12 chicken parts (I use drumsticks and thighs)

4 cups all-purpose flour

3 garlic cloves, peeled

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

3/4 teaspoon onion powder

2 tablespoons paprika

4 cups peanut oil for frying

Tabasco sauce

1/4 cup table salt (NOT kosher salt)

Equipment:

bowl

baking sheet

plastic wrap

wire rack

dutch oven

oven

paper towels

tongs

Cooking instruction summary:

Place the chicken in a large non-reactive bowl. Sprinkle with the salt, sugar, paprika, and pepper and toss to coat. Add in the garlic cloves, crumbled bay leaves, buttermilk, and a few splashes of Tabasco sauce (just enough to color the buttermilk). Stir, making sure the chicken is immersed, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until fully seasoned, about 2 to 3 hours. If time permits, remove the chicken from the brine, shaking off any excess, and place it in a single layer on a large wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate uncovered for 2 hours to help make the crust more crisp, flaky, and shattery. The chicken can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 6 hours longer. Bring to room temperature before coating and frying.Heat the oil in a large cast-iron Dutch oven (should be about 3 inches deep) to 350°F. While the oil heats, reheat the oven to 200°F. Place a second wire rack over a second rimmed baking sheet and place it inside the oven. Line a large plate with a double layer of paper towels.In a bowl, mix together the flour, cayenne, and onion powder. Place a paper bag inside another paper bag and transfer the flour mixture into it. Shake each chicken piece, one at a time, in the paper bag until completely coated in flour. Return the chicken to the wire rack.Place half of the chicken pieces, skin side down, in the oil and cover. Fry until deep golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes. The oil should drop down to 325°F, adjust the burner if necessary to maintain that temperature. Turn the chicken pieces over and continue to fry, uncovered, until deep golden brown on the other side, 6 to 8 minutes longer. Using tongs, transfer the chicken to the paper towel-lined plate. Let stand for 2 minutes to drain then transfer to the rack in the warm oven.Return the oil to 375°F and place new paper towels on the plate and repeat the procedure with the remaining chicken.

 

Step by step:


1. Place the chicken in a large non-reactive bowl. Sprinkle with the salt, sugar, paprika, and pepper and toss to coat.

2. Add in the garlic cloves, crumbled bay leaves, buttermilk, and a few splashes of Tabasco sauce (just enough to color the buttermilk). Stir, making sure the chicken is immersed, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until fully seasoned, about 2 to 3 hours. If time permits, remove the chicken from the brine, shaking off any excess, and place it in a single layer on a large wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate uncovered for 2 hours to help make the crust more crisp, flaky, and shattery. The chicken can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 6 hours longer. Bring to room temperature before coating and frying.

3. Heat the oil in a large cast-iron Dutch oven (should be about 3 inches deep) to 350°F. While the oil heats, reheat the oven to 200°F.

4. Place a second wire rack over a second rimmed baking sheet and place it inside the oven. Line a large plate with a double layer of paper towels.In a bowl, mix together the flour, cayenne, and onion powder.

5. Place a paper bag inside another paper bag and transfer the flour mixture into it. Shake each chicken piece, one at a time, in the paper bag until completely coated in flour. Return the chicken to the wire rack.

6. Place half of the chicken pieces, skin side down, in the oil and cover. Fry until deep golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes. The oil should drop down to 325°F, adjust the burner if necessary to maintain that temperature. Turn the chicken pieces over and continue to fry, uncovered, until deep golden brown on the other side, 6 to 8 minutes longer. Using tongs, transfer the chicken to the paper towel-lined plate.

7. Let stand for 2 minutes to drain then transfer to the rack in the warm oven.Return the oil to 375°F and place new paper towels on the plate and repeat the procedure with the remaining chicken.


Nutrition Information:

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1262k Calories
68g Protein
66g Total Fat
93g Carbs
33% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
1262k
63%

Fat
66g
103%

  Saturated Fat
18g
117%

Carbohydrates
93g
31%

  Sugar
14g
16%

Cholesterol
228mg
76%

Sodium
6058mg
263%

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Protein
68g
137%

Vitamin B3
25mg
126%

Selenium
81µg
116%

Vitamin B1
1mg
70%

Vitamin B2
1mg
70%

Phosphorus
690mg
69%

Vitamin B6
1mg
59%

Folate
211µg
53%

Manganese
0.9mg
45%

Iron
7mg
44%

Vitamin A
2209IU
44%

Vitamin B5
3mg
38%

Zinc
5mg
35%

Vitamin E
4mg
31%

Vitamin B12
1µg
29%

Calcium
280mg
28%

Potassium
973mg
28%

Magnesium
103mg
26%

Vitamin D
3µg
20%

Copper
0.36mg
18%

Fiber
3g
16%

Vitamin K
8µg
8%

Vitamin C
5mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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