Photo: Fried Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 quart low-fat buttermilk
- 6 cloves garlic, bruised
- 1/3 cup hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
- 1 (3-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons salt (sea salt or kosher)
- 1 tablespoon finely ground black pepper
- 3 cups corn oil
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
Directions
Combine the buttermilk, garlic, and hot sauce and stir well. Submerge the chicken pieces in the buttermilk. Let soak for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator, but preferably overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift together the flour, salt, and pepper. Heat the oil and butter over medium heat in a large skillet until the foaming of the butter begins to subside. Pull the pieces of chicken out of the buttermilk 1 at a time. Let the excess buttermilk drip off, and then coat the chicken in the seasoned flour. Coat well and shake off any excess flour. Place the chicken skin side down into the hot oil. Cook until nicely browned, 10 to 12 minutes per side.
Place the chicken on a sheet tray and bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. You should see the juices of a thigh or leg run clear when you pierce the chicken with a fork.
- This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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By ChezKiki
on November 18, 2012
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It was very good. The crust was tough. It's not as good as my MILs, which is also easier.
By clittmann2@wi.r...
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on November 15, 2012
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This was the best chicken I ever had, so simple, but elegant enough to serve to company. The butter in the oil was genius. That was the something something that mine needed. Who would have thought. Baking it off was also a plus. Cooked chicken without over frying and burning the flour.
By juanitainmaz
on November 05, 2012
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Just finished dinner and this chicken was excellent! We do not have buttermilk here in Mexico so I used whole milk and a cup of unsweetened plain yogurt for the overnight marinade. Very tender and very crispy!
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