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How do I make fried chicken?

As far as I know, all I have to do is mix some flour with other ingredients, and roll the chicken in it.  Then, put it in a pan with grease and let it cook for awhile.  Anything else?  I think I'm missing something.

7/2/2008 2:09 PM
7 Replies to How do I make fried chicken?

That's about it. LOL

I usually soak the chicken in a mixture of buttermilk and a little hot sauce for a couple of hours or overnight. Shake off the excess, coat with a flour mixture and fry in 2 to 3 inches of oil heated to 350 degrees.

The chicken needs to be wet so the flour will stick. Besides buttermilk, I have used an egg/water wash, an egg/milk wash, (I add hot sauce to the egg wash). You can brush with mayonnaise or sour cream or dip in melted butter.

You can add any seasonings you like to the flour, like salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, celery salt, paprika, sage, onion powder, lemon-pepper, italian seasoning, cajun seasoning, greek seasoning, etc.

You can use plain or self-rising flour, but remember self-rising already has a little salt in it.

I put the flour mixture in a large baggie and add one piece of chicken at a time and shake it to coat.  To me, that coats it better than just rolling it in the flour.

Sometimes, instead of flour, I crush cereal (cornflakes, rice krispies, chex, etc) or crackers and add seasoning to it. Panko bread crumbs are great, too.

If you want it extra crispy/crunchy, after you flour it, dip it in the wet mixture again, then back in the flour mixture.

Bone-in pieces take longer to cook than boneless, and dark meat takes longer than white.

Cooking time will depend on the size of the pieces, of course, but generally 8 to 10 minutes for boneless and 13 to 15 for bone-in. Turn pieces over halfway through.

Use a deep enough pan/pot so that the hot oil won't overflow when chicken is added to hot oil! And don't overcrowd.

If I use my large skillet, I use about 2 inches of oil. If I use my dutch oven, I use about 3 inches of oil.

7/2/2008 9:23 PM

I have a great fried chicken mix.  Use 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of cornmeal, 1/2 cup of italian breadcrumbs and a tsp of pepper.  Mix it all together.  Just dip your chicken after rinsing into the mix and then fry it up.   soooooooo good.  Fries up nice.

7/3/2008 11:00 AM

Your chicken will be moister if you soak it in the milk (preferably buttermilk) 20 minutes prior to cooking, then dip in egg and roll in flour.  If you like an extra crunchy crust, you can dip it in the milk, egg, then flour a second time.

7/8/2008 1:08 AM

WinkWhat I usually do is deep fry mine but if I pan fry it I fry it good on both sides until you have a good brown on it and then put it in the oven in a casserole dish abd bake the rest of it at 350 for about 20 minutes....this makes it really tender and juicy...

7/10/2008 3:36 PM

Yes Dear ;

You are certainly right to assume your missing something.

First thing, Season your chicken evenly with your favorite brand of SeasonSalt.

         additional seasoning is use is called Accent.( it wakes up the flavor to everything you cook)

Then you can evenly flour your chicken  after is has been evenlly seasoned.

An iron Skillet is the best frying utensil but any kind of frying pan will do.

Fill your frying pan with you usual brand of cooking oil and heat. Make sure your oil is hot enough to fry your chicken

immediately upon putting the chicken into the pan. Medium heat for evenly and continuous frying until chicken is

golden brown on outside. Be sure to poke a whole in the largest portion of the pieces you fry in order to be sure

there is no more blood running throughtout your chicken .  If it is , then your chicken is not completely done.

Hope Ive been Helpfull to you.

7/10/2008 7:12 PM
I have always boiled mine first. A chef once told me that. He said if you do that not only does it make it easier to get the skin off, for those health people, but  they stay tender and moist and cuts the frying time in half. Then you can use the broth the chicken was boiled in for mashed potatoes.
7/10/2008 8:44 PM

Generations of chicken frying; wash chicken, season with season salt and garlic, flour with regular or self-rise. drop in hot oil covering the chicken at least half way. fry until golden brown and turn, if chicken peices are large cook at a little lower heat setting and cover with a top. the chicken is juicy and crisp. I do chicken.

7/29/2008 5:57 PM

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