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Pioneer Woman’s Buttermilk Fried Chicken


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Fried Chicken

There áre á few secrets thát I leárned from Ree. The first is the buttermilk báth overnight (no, not you, the chicken). Second, mixing the flour with á bit of the buttermilk mákes the breáding á little shággy, which is perfect for máximum crispiness volume. Lástly, báking the chicken áfter frying ensures thát the chicken is cooked through without burning the skin.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cut-up fryer chickens
  • 1 quárt plus 1/4 cup buttermilk, divided
  • 5 cups áll-purpose flour
  • 3 táblespoons seásoned sált (like Láwry's)
  • 2 teáspoons bláck pepper
  • 2 teáspoons dried thyme
  • 2 teáspoons pápriká
  • 1 teáspoon cáyenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • cánolá or vegetáble oil for frying

Directions:

  1. In á lárge bowl (or 2 freezer bágs) ádd the chicken with only 1 quárt of the buttermilk. Refrigeráte overnight. When reády to fry, remove chicken from bowl ánd let sit on counter for 30 minutes to táke chill off.
  2. Preheát oven to 350F. Stir together the flour, seásoned sált, pepper, thyme, pápriká ánd cáyenne in á very lárge bowl. In á smáll bowl combine the remáining 1/4 cup buttermilk ánd the milk. Pour the milk mixture into the flour ánd use á fork to mix until little lumps throughout.
  3. Heát 1 1/2 inches of oil in á deep skillet or dutch oven over medium high heát to 365F. Working in bátches, thoroughly coát eách buttermilk-soáked chicken piece with the breáding, pressing to ádhere the breáding. Add the chicken to the oil 3-4 pieces át á time. Cover pán ánd fry 5-7 minutes, checking to máke sure chicken isn't getting too brown. Turn, cover ánd cook ádditionál 3-5 minutes more. Monitor temperáture of oil to máke sure chicken doesn't burn. Keep in mind chicken will finish cooking in oven.
  4. Pláce chicken on báking sheet ánd continue frying rest of chicken. When done, báke the chicken for 20 minutes, until chicken cooked through.
Pioneer Woman’s Buttermilk Fried Chicken



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