Fried Chicken

Erin: Sorry, I haven't posted in forever! I have a lot of catching up to do. Here is great and easy recipe for fried chicken. It's super easy and you probably have most of the ingredients around the house.

 

Ingredients

 

(I used two chicken breasts and cut the recipe in half, but you can use chicken breasts/thighs, etc or a whole chicken)

 

•2 cups buttermilk

•1 large onion, sliced

•1/4 cup chopped mixed fresh herbs (parsley, tarragon, thyme) or a teaspoon each of the dried herbs.

•1/2 teaspoon paprika

•1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

•2 cups flour

•1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

•1/2 teaspoon onion salt

•1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

•Salt and pepper

•2 cups canola oil

 

 

Directions 

 

1. Soak chicken overnight (at least 8 hours and up to two days) in buttermilk with onions, herbs, paprika, and cayenne pepper. (I didn't have buttermilk, so I combined 1 tablespoon lemon juice with 1 cup of milk and let it sit for 10 minutes) 

2. Drain in colander, leaving some herbs on chicken. 

3. In large plastic bag mix flour with seasonings.

4. Meanwhile, heat 2 cups oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet on medium high heat until a pinch of flour starts to sizzle when dropped in the hot oil

5. Place chicken pieces in bag with flour and shake until thoroughly coated. Add chicken to hot pan and fry on 1 side for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown, and then use tongs to turn the pieces over and fry for another 10-12 minutes, again until golden brown.