Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Double-dredged fried chicken


Follow these steps for a basic recipe to great fried chicken:

Ingredients:

Flour
Garlic Salt
Pepper
1 egg
2 lbs legs and thighs
Canola oil

-First, pull chicken from fridge and let sit until poultry reaches room temperature.
-Pour two cups flour in a separate bowl.
-In another bowl, beat 1 egg.
-Once chicken reaches room temp., season with garlic salt and pepper.
-After seasoning, dredge chicken in flour, then egg wash, then back into flour.
-Heat about 1"-1.5" Canola oil in a pan over Med/Hi heat.
-Begin frying.
-Flip frequently until skin is golden brown on all sides.
-For best results, finish chicken in the oven for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.

Other pointers:

Keep it southern with nothin' but Louisiana Brand Hot Sauce.
For an asian twist, serve with Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce.

Also, don't fry chicken, or anything at that, without a shirt. Shit hurts!

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