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Southern fried chicken ?
Does anyone have a recipe for Southern Fried Chicken which doesn't dry the chicken out ?
I want my chicken to be moist, juicy and succulent, enclosed in a crispy coating with some flavour !
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Deep frying wouldn't dry out. not that I have one.
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Purchase a restaurant quality pressure fryer.
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Marinate it in buttermilk and don't overcook it.
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Oh I just go to KFC and save the hassle
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Oh I just go to KFC and save the hassle
![]() Usually see these type of things on the late night infomercials, keeping things soft on the inside and crispy out. |
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Why waste money on the overpriced small portions from KFC?
Find a decent local takeaway that does fried chicken. You'll probably get bigger portions for less. I do my fried chicken in the deep fryer. If you have a cast iron pan you can shallow fry it. Looks a bit dangerous, messy and wasteful of oil to me though. |
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Why waste money on the overpriced small portions from KFC?
Find a decent local takeaway that does fried chicken. You'll probably get bigger portions for less. I do my fried chicken in the deep fryer. If you have a cast iron pan you can shallow fry it. Looks a bit dangerous, messy and wasteful of oil to me though. |
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Why waste money on the overpriced small portions from KFC?
Find a decent local takeaway that does fried chicken. You'll probably get bigger portions for less. |
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The real question should be, what is the secret recipe? Because thats what makes kfc taste like it does and its GOOD!
I dont mean the watery meat btw, but the coating. |
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The real question should be, what is the secret recipe? Because thats what makes kfc taste like it does and its GOOD!
I dont mean the watery meat btw, but the coating. Also as somebody else mentioned, its difficult to achieve similar results without the use of a pressure fryer which is a pressure cooker and fryer in one. In theory its also actually healthier that way as it cooks a lot quicker and soaks up less oil |
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There is a take away here that is better than KFC. I never thought it possible. Chicken has always paled in comparison but this place is lush. Shame they're so rubbish with the delivery though, last time it took two hours. There's a KFC 10 minutes walk down the road so we ended up using them last time. We were disappointed though.
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I soak in milk, not buttermilk. Poach or steam the chicken and while it is cooking make a dipping batter. Add lots of flavouring to the flour (salt and pepper, stock cubes and spices of your choice), whatever you think is enough, double it
When the chicken is nearly cooked, allow to cool enough to handle then dip in the batter and deep fry.For a healthier version, this recipe uses no frying at all. I haven't tried it myself, but it is a good example of just how much flavouring is needed to avoid the chicken tasting bland. If you follow his seasoning tips though, just make sure you use sweet and not hot paprika
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marks and spencers is the way to go
never disappoints, have it at least once a week |
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Phil Vickery is doing a version on "This Morning" right now
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Phil Vickery is doing a version on "This Morning" right now
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Phil and Holly scoffed the lot so i guess it must be tasty!
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I caught a bit of Lorraine this morning and they did a chicken thing too. Basically chicken fillets dipped in low fat mayo and then covered in crushed rice krispies. Stick in the oven on high for 20mins. Sounds terrible but looked good. Maybe worth a go?
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Saw this on DDD last night.
Oven fried chicken http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/b...pe2/index.html |
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It's not that overpriced is it? 3-piece chicken meal for £4.99. I couldn't manage more than that.
The chicken portions tend to be bigger. If you wanted you could probably get two pieces and have the same amount of chicken than three KFC pieces. But chicken is always nice to nibble on as a midnight snack or for the next day. Just looked at a local takeaway on Justeat and they offer 3 pieces of chicken with chips & salad for £3.45 and 5 pieces for £4.50. |
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Nigella has a recipe from one of her books,it's good I also have a recipe from one of my American cookbooks,it's a lot of hassle,actually there must be a few recipes on this thread as they've been a few requests for recipes.
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Old thread, i know, but recently i've been experimenting with different spice blends because i miss the taste of KFC from my meat-eating days.
Over the weekend i tried the following recipe from one of the forums attempting to recreate the KFC original recipe and it was by far the best i've ever tasted (i've tried about a dozen recipes in the last couple of months). It tastes more complex than KFC, though similar tones are there, personally i think it tastes better! All the measurements are in US spoons and cups (and for spices already ground to powder) because i don't have a spice scale. BeckinOz's recipe: 1 tsp Black Pepper 2 tsp White Pepper 1/2 tsp Tarragon 1/2 tsp Mustard 1/2 tsp Sage 1/4 tsp Bay Leaf 1/4 tsp Cloves 1/4 tsp Nutmeg 1/4 tsp Ginger 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder 1/8 tsp Mace 1/8 tsp Corriander 3 tsp caster sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp MSG 1 cup floor Other people who have made it claimed it had far too little salt, so i upped it to 1.5 table spoons, and the MSG to 1.5 tea spoons. The result was amazing, although i'd recommend dropping the sugar down to 2 tsp. I think the recipe would also be improved by the addition of a small amount of Cayenne pepper, perhaps 1/4 tsp. It was so good i ended up cooking a whole packet of Chicken-style pieces and eating them in one go, bar 2 pieces i stuck in the fridge for a cold taste-test. Even better cold! KFC use a milk/egg wash to keep the coating attached to the chicken, but with the chicken-style pieces i just soaked them in water for a few minutes then dropped them in the flour/spice mix, dipped them back in the water, and back into the flour/spice for a second coating. Deep fry at 180C for 3 minutes (since the chicken-style pieces are ready-to-eat). If using chicken you'll need to fry a lot longer and probably want to use the milk/egg wash and also marinate the chicken in a buttermilk/salt/MSG solution. I really can't rave enough about how good this spice blend is, and urge everyone who has the ingredients to give it a try. As soon i get some more chicken-style pieces i'm going to cook up another batch. I just wish i could get some plain soya fillets so i could have my old favourite again: the fillet burger. |
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My mother used to make it in the cast iron pan and it always looked like a pain in the ass. Not surprisingly she hasn't made it in years.
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Nigella has a recipe from one of her books,it's good I also have a recipe from one of my American cookbooks,it's a lot of hassle,actually there must be a few recipes on this thread as they've been a few requests for recipes.
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When the chicken is nearly cooked, allow to cool enough to handle then dip in the batter and deep fry.