Perfect Fried Chicken
- Ready In:
- 6hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 whole chicken, cut in pieces
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups oil
directions
- Whisk the egg & buttermilk together & submerge chicken pieces. Cover & refrigerate overnight (minimally 6 hrs.).
- When ready to fry chicken: Mix flour, salt, celery seed & pepper in a shallow dish. Heat 2 - 3 inches of oil in a deep skillet to 350 to 365 degrees F (medium high heat).
- While oil heats, remove chicken a piece at a time from the milk. Let excess drip off. Coat chicken evenly with flour & place on wire rack or wax paper for a few minutes.
- When oil is hot, give 4 pieces of chicken a second coating of flour and carefully lower into skillet. Handle with slotted spoon, as tongs can break the crust, turning occasionally.
- When golden brown & cooked through (approx 8 - 12 min for breasts & wings & 10 - 12 minutes for legs & thighs), carefully remove to plate with papertowel on it or a rack. (You may want to hold in a preheated 250 degree F oven to keep warm while you do the rest of the chicken.).
- Prep time includes refrigeration time for chicken.
- Recipe is easily increased.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DH of 32 years & I are (most of the time) empty nesters, with 2 DD & 2 DS (ages 29, 27, & twins 23). Have lived in the Sioux Falls, SD area since 1984.
As the oldest daughter of a working mom, having to get supper started was the beginning of my love of cooking. Learning & experimenting with what to "throw in" is half the fun, and anyone who says they can't cook is really saying they don't have the patience or interest (IMHO)! ;-) Using fresh produce from the garden is absolutely my favorite thing to do - winter in South Dakota can get loooong with "cardboard" produce from the grocer. Having grown up in the service, we were exposed to lots of different cultural foods. With a mom who also loved to cook, variety & trying new foods was a true treat!
DD (grrrl genius) joined RecipeZaar at the same time I did, and she'd like me to get *all* my recipes uploaded and use the site, rather than my sending paper copies. We'll see how quickly I accomplish that !