Southern Style Fried Chicken
Southern Style Fried Chicken

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, southern style fried chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Southern Style Fried Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Southern Style Fried Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.

This is half of the recipe. I would add two stirred raw eggs in a bowl. Now thats some REAL southern FRIED chicken! Thats what I call SOUL FOOD!

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook southern style fried chicken using 7 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Style Fried Chicken:
  1. Get 1 cup all-purpose flour
  2. Prepare 1 cup cornstarch
  3. Get 5 tsp black pepper
  4. Make ready 1 tsp paprika
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  6. Take 2 tsp baking powder
  7. Make ready 1 3/4 cup cold water

Bring milk to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low allowing to simmer until the chicken. This ensures the chicken is juicy and can help the flour stick better. Replace the milk with evaporated milk if you prefer. Use a seasoned salt blend as a substitute for the salt and pepper.

Instructions to make Southern Style Fried Chicken:
  1. Brine chicken for at least 1 hour before cooking
  2. In large bowl mix dry ingredients. Whisk together.
  3. Add water and whisk until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.
  4. Remove chicken from brine and discard water. Pat chicken dry.
  5. Whisk batter to ensure it's evenly distributed.
  6. In a dutch oven place 3 quarts of oil and heat to 350°F.
  7. Place chicken in batter mixture. Remove and allow excess to drip off. Place in hot oil carefully and cook for 13-15 minutes. Cook batches of white and dark meat together.
  8. After 4 min move chicken to be sure it's not sticking together or to bottom the of pan.
  9. Once chicken is golden brown or time is reached remove and check and see if chicken is done. Use an onstage read meat thermometer to check internal temperature of chicken (at least 160 for white meat and 175 for dark) being sure not to hit the bone.
  10. If internal temperature is good place chicken in a 200°F oven to keep warm until all batches are done.
  11. Reheat oil for next batch

Replace the milk with evaporated milk if you prefer. Use a seasoned salt blend as a substitute for the salt and pepper. Whisk together buttermilk, mustard, salt and pepper, and cayenne in a bowl, and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken pieces, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Whether it's a recipe Mama made growing up or one that was passed along by a friend, the best fried chicken recipes are those shared from one Southerner to another.

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