American South

Southern fried chicken

Name: Southern fried chicken
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kg bone in pieces, skin on chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces); 1 1/4 cups buttermilk; 1 1/4 cups for dredging maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1/4 cup cornflour (cornstarch); 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tbsp as paprika kashmiri chilli powder; 1/2 tsp as cayenne red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper; 4 cloves grated, or 1 tsp garlic powder garlic; 2 1/2 tsp divided salt; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for deep frying (about 1/2 cup absorbed)

Buttermilk soaked, craggy crusted, loud when you bite it. Napkins are not optional.

60 minTime

54 gProtein each

mediumSpice

4hPlan ahead. Soak for 4 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayBone in, buttermilk brined and deep fried, the way Southern kitchens do it.

The original

800kcalsame

54 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

60minutessame

Southern fried chicken.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 kg, bone in pieces, skin on

Buttermilk1¼ cups

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1¼ cups, for dredging

Cornflour (cornstarch)¼ cup

Baking powder½ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tbsp, as paprika

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp, as cayenne

Black pepper1 tsp, coarsely ground

Garlic4 cloves, grated, or 1 tsp garlic powder

Salt2½ tsp, divided

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying (about 1/2 cup absorbed)

Method

5 steps

1Whisk buttermilk with 1 1/2 tsp salt, half the garlic and a pinch of each spice. Coat the chicken, cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
2Mix flour, cornflour, baking powder, remaining spices, garlic and salt. Drizzle in 2 tbsp of the buttermilk and rub with fingertips.
3Lift chicken from the buttermilk, let excess drip off, then press firmly into the flour on all sides. Rest on a rack for 10 minutes.
4Heat oil in a deep kadai to 165 C. Fry in batches without crowding, turning every few minutes, for 12 to 15 minutes.
5Drain on a rack, not paper, and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Rest 5 minutes before serving.

Serve it like this

Pile on a platter or in a paper lined basket, hot. Serve with coleslaw, a biscuit or cornbread and hot sauce on the side.

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Southern fried chicken

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