Photo: Cider-Brined Fried Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups apple cider
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1 (4 1/2 to 5-pound) chicken, cut into 10 pieces
- Water
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 quarts vegetable shortening, for frying
Directions
In a large bowl, whisk together cider and salt until salt dissolves. Add chicken pieces and enough water to coat and soak 1 hour in the refrigerator. Chicken should be completely submerged in brine.
In a large pot, heat vegetable shortening until a deep-fry thermometer reaches 325 degrees F. Line a sheet tray with a wire rack.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, cayenne and black pepper. In a paper bag, shake together flour and cornstarch. Drain chicken from brine and dip in batches first in egg mixture then in flour mixture to coat. Set on wire rack to let coating sit for 10 minutes. In 2 batches, fry chicken until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the piece. Remove from oil to drain on paper towel-lined plate.
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By mellisa.byfield
homestead,fl
on May 05, 2013
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i made this chicken today for my family and it was good! i'm not good with making fried chicken but i got this right my husband told me, he liked the taste and all the different flavors he got from it, my three year old tored it up.. a little tip: you can season the flour with some of your powder season's you have at home not alot for the chicken to taste too salt.
By beckyallen77
on February 04, 2013
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I was skeptical at first because most other fried chicken recipes say to soak the chicken in buttermilk BUT I tried this recipe and it was the BEST fried chicken I have ever made. For the first time my chicken did not looked burned on the outside and undercooked inside. It was PERFECT! And the taste was AWESOME. I used 1/4 cup of salt and half the cayenne it called for because I did not want it to be too hot. It was just right for our household. LOVED IT! Thank you Sunny.
By tracystevens219...
Manhattan Beach, 43
on October 19, 2012
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I Love This Recipe!!! Made it for my family for the first time a year ago, and they still rave about "the first time Mom got it perfectly fried" since I would tease that I have been trying to perfect my fried chicken recipe for the past 15 years. Now its just a given that fried chicken will be perfect! I actually never used cider for the brine, think its available in southern Ca. for about a week! But cider vinegar works great. Thanks Sunny!!!
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