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This sure isn’t a recipe to make if you're counting calories but Its darn good fried chicken.
Firstly, using lard/shortening is required , secondly buttermilk is also required., substituting will not make real southern fried chicken.
Step one: soak cutup chicken in buttermilk for a few hours. (note) season chicken liberally with salt and pepper and let sit before the buttermilk bath.
Step two: season your flour, salt. pepper, onion, garlic or anything and everything in the seasoning pantry, (within reason) this is how the Colonel from KFC came up the 17 herds and spices.
Pan: It must be a well seasoned cast-iron fryer, and you can’t crowd the pieces while frying, two batches for one chicken. While the second batch cooks you can then decide to keep it southern or move north. If going north heat your oven to 450d and set up a baking sheet with rack. Once the chicken is done brush with a high quality maple syrup ( non of that fake stuff) and place in the hot oven for a few minutes, the syrup will caramelize, It keeps the crunchy coating intact but adds a nice dimension.
Firstly, using lard/shortening is required , secondly buttermilk is also required., substituting will not make real southern fried chicken.
Step one: soak cutup chicken in buttermilk for a few hours. (note) season chicken liberally with salt and pepper and let sit before the buttermilk bath.
Step two: season your flour, salt. pepper, onion, garlic or anything and everything in the seasoning pantry, (within reason) this is how the Colonel from KFC came up the 17 herds and spices.
Pan: It must be a well seasoned cast-iron fryer, and you can’t crowd the pieces while frying, two batches for one chicken. While the second batch cooks you can then decide to keep it southern or move north. If going north heat your oven to 450d and set up a baking sheet with rack. Once the chicken is done brush with a high quality maple syrup ( non of that fake stuff) and place in the hot oven for a few minutes, the syrup will caramelize, It keeps the crunchy coating intact but adds a nice dimension.