i love chicken
Kid loves fried chicken. Took the piece right off his mamma’s plate and wouldn’t give it back. The recipe for this is an adaptation of a recipe from the Food Network show Tyler’s Ultimate, but is quickly becoming our family recipe. Hope you enjoy
Deep Fried Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 whole cut up fryer
- 2 quarts peanut oil
- 4 cups AP flour
- Cayenne Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- 4 cups Buttermilk
- Sriracha (chili sauce)
Directions
- Brine chicken for at least 30 minutes in salt water solution then drain.
- Heat oil in a large pot to 350 degrees
- Season AP flour with 1 tbsp garlic powder and 1 tbsp Cayenne Pepper. Add other seasonings to taste.
- Add 1-3 tbsp (depending on taste) chili sauce to buttermilk and mix in a large low sided bowl.
- Dredge chicken in flour to coat shaking off excess flour.
- Dip chicken in buttermilk coating all sides and allow a few seconds for excess to drip off
- Roll chicken back into the flour mix to coat
- Rest breaded chicken for 5-10 minutes before cooking to allow coating to set
- Carefully place chicken into hot oil and cook for 12 minutes moving pieces around with a spider or heat safe tool
- Remove cooked pieces and allow to drain and cool for 5 minutes
Cook in small batches, 3-4 pieces at most. Consider cutting large breasts into 2 pieces to speed cooking and prevent undercooked middles. Salt pieces as they cool. For best results, remove skin from large pieces (breast and thigh) to allow batter to adhere directly to the meat.