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KFC Fried Chicken Recipe – It’s Not the Real Recipe But It’s Good!

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Robbie_Becklund]Robbie Becklund

It’s summer and it’s picnic time, so what better to serve than fried chicken. It might not be the secret KFC fried chicken recipe, but it’s darn good! I’ve made this a couple of times and the chicken turns out real tasty!

Ingredients:

* 1.5 Tablespoons Salt

* 2 tablespoons Louisiana Hot Sauce

* 1 chicken cut in pieces (they have this at the grocery store)

* 3 cups nonfat buttermilk

* 1.5 cups flour

* 2 pounds vegetable shortening (you can use canola or vegetable oil)

* 1 tablespoons baking powder

* 2 teaspoons pepper

* 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Directions:

Mix together the salt, Louisiana hot sauce and buttermilk, add the chicken and make sure the chicken is coated with the buttermilk mixture. Cover tightly and refrigerate for 4 hours.

Put the rest of the dry ingredients, including 3 teaspoons of salt, into a paper sack and mix up the ingredients in the bag by shaking the bag.

In a heavy skillet–cast iron is best, heat the oil or shortening to 375 degrees. Make sure you are using enough oil to cover each piece of chicken. Also, make sure the sides of the skillet are high enough so the oil doesn’t overflow when the chicken pieces are in the oil cooking.

Take each piece of chicken out of the buttermilk mixture and one at a time drop in the paper bag and shack to thoroughly coat the chicken, do this with half the pieces and put in hot oil. Cook each piece for 10 minutes on each side. When done drain on rack or paper towels and coat and cook the remaining pieces in the same manner.

If you want to cook more chicken just double or triple the recipe.

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Real Southern Fried Chicken Recipe

Monday, September 7th, 2009

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Ken_Miller]Ken Miller

Real Southern Fried Chicken is a dish often imitated, but seldom duplicated except in the kitchen of a good Southern cook.  You will see many restaurants advertise Southern Fried Chicken but if you have ever had the real deal, you will be disappointed in what they offer.

Here is the secret.  Simplicity and cooking technique.  Real Southern Fried Chicken is very
simple with few ingredients.  It’s when you start adding enhancements that you begin to turn it
into something that does not even resemble Southern Fried Chicken.  So, keep it simple.

Ingredients

Fresh, cut-up chicken
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1 whole egg
3/4 cup milk (I prefer buttermilk but you can use regular milk)
Cooking oil as required (see following)- (I like Corn Oil or peanut oil)

Directions
Using a large frying pan (cast iron works best), fill with enough cooking oil to provide about
3-4 inches oil depth in the pan.
Place frying pan on stove top burner on medium-high heat
In a medium size mixing bowl, combine egg and milk, mix well
On a large plate, combine flour, salt, pepper, mix well
Wash chicken parts
Dip each chicken part in the egg-milk wash, then roll in flour mix to coat on all sides
Check oil temperature (place handle of wooden spoon in oil. You should get bubbles rising around the handle)
Place chicken parts in frying pan (should not be touching each other)
Fry chicken on first side 1 minute then turn to other side for 1 minute
REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM
Continue to fry on each side until golden brown
Should take about 5-7 minutes first side and 4-5 minutes other side

Tip:  Even though you have a golden brown crust on the outside, the inside may not be fully cooked,
especially if you are using frozen chicken which you defrosted.  When you have a golden crust, cut
deep into one of the thickest pieces with a sharp knife and observe for any pink coloring.
If pink (or red) continue cooking (reduce heat slightly).  There should be no pink!

Refrigerate left overs for up to 2 days.  Although it will lose it’s crunchiness, cold fried
chicken is very tasty the next day.  I would not re-heat it.  I like it served cold the next day.

Fried chicken goes with nearly any vegetable but I like to serve with turnip greens, black eyed peas and cornbread. You can find authentic Southern recipes for all these dishes at olsouthrecipes.com (see below).  In the summer, when fresh vegetables are available, I like to also include baby green onions and radishes served on the side. And do not forget a tall glass of iced tea to wash it down.

Give the Southern fried chicken recipe a try and enjoy.

Ken Miller is a free lance writer and webmaster for [http://www.olsouthrecipes.com]olsouthrecipes.com, where you can find recipes for the most popular, authentic, Southern dishes such as, fried okra, biscuits and gravy, cornbread, Southern grits, turnip greens and many more. Oh, and they are all free.

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