Fried chicken is a dish that is absolutely loved by all, especially the kids. After all, the crispy, crunchy and yummy flavor of fried chicken is hard not to love.
There are different variants of cooking fried chicken. For instance, in Korea the chicken is fried twice and dunked in a sweet and spicy sauce, while in Japan it is cut into small pieces and cooked in a tempura style.
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Health Benefits
Fried chicken is one of the most common types of food in the world, and one of the healthiest too. Chicken helps to control blood pressure and cholesterol, reduces the risk of cancer, and treats common cold, including symptoms like congested nose and a sore throat.
Ingredients
whole chicken: 1
vegetable oil
all-purpose flour: 6 cups
salt: 5 tbsp
ground black pepper: 4 tbsp
Garlic powder: 2 tbsp
onion powder: 1 tbsp
buttermilk: 2 cups
cayenne pepper: 2 tsp
How To Make Fried Chicken
- Cut the whole chicken into smaller pieces.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
- In a large bowl mix flour, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper.
- In a separate bowl, pour in the buttermilk. The bowl has to be big enough to dip in the chicken pieces in the buttermilk comfortably.
- Dust the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, then dip them in the buttermilk, until they are fully coated. Brining the chicken in buttermilk is a mandatory step, which makes the chicken moist.
- Spread another layer of flour mixture over the chicken pieces. Make sure that the chicken pieces are thoroughly coated so you have a crispy outer layer.
- Gently place the pieces in the heated oil. Fry until the crust turns golden brown.
- Remove the pieces from the pan, and drain the excess oil.
- Serve the hot fried chicken and enjoy!
Did You Know?
- A bucket of chicken from KFC is a part of Christmas celebrations in Japan.
- National fried chicken day is celebrated on 6th of July across the world!