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The best fried chicken ever.
Think I’m kidding? Check out the picture.
This is waaay better than restaurant chicken. The secret is to brine the chicken.
Make some tonight. Your family will love you.
Using a very large bowl, prepare the brine. Mix the sugar, salt, and very cold water until the sugar and salt dissolve. Place the chicken pieces in the bowl, covering all pieces, and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
While the chicken is brining, mix the water, flour, cornstarch, pepper, baking powder, paprika, cayenne, and salt until the batter is smooth. Refrigerate this until you’re ready to fry ‘em up!
Heat your oil in a Dutch oven or deep fryer until it reaches 350ºF. Remove the chicken from its briny home and pat dry. That’s a good chicken …
Separating into two or three batches, dip the chicken into the batter, letting the extra batter drip back into the bowl, and transfer to the hot oil. Fry the chicken until the thickest parts measure 175ºF (it will take about 12-15 minutes) and the chicken is golden brown.
Bring the oil back up to temperature and continue with the remaining chicken. Place the finished pieces on a paper towel.
Serve hot! Or refrigerate. The chicken will keep up to two days.
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katief1002 on 7.7.2011
Kinda wishing I hadn’t seen this…Unfortunately I’m seeing this in my near future. haha!!!
Charlotte on 7.6.2011
Wow that looks delicious I’ll certainly be trying that recipe in the near future!
shari on 7.6.2011
Yeah baby! It’s time for me to fry up some chicken!