How can I make my fried chicken taste as good as KFC or Popeyes?
Question by Fangi the Abstract: How can I make my fried chicken taste as good as KFC or Popeyes?
What is the secret to great Fried Chicken?
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5 Responses to How can I make my fried chicken taste as good as KFC or Popeyes?
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to get the crispy outside dipped chicken in egg rolled in crushed cornflakes before frying or baking
luminous
November 9, 2013 at 11:02 am
Why not make it taste even better than KFC?
I use Knorr leek soup mix in my batter.
Graybeard
November 9, 2013 at 11:43 am
The seasoned breading is part of it but the real secret is the commercial pressure cooker that uses oil. .
witch hazel
November 9, 2013 at 11:58 am
For KFC, soak it in a salt water solution for 24 hoursin the fridge. For Popeye’s, soak in Tabasco for 24 horus in the fridge.
Our Best Southern Fried Chicken
3 quarts water
1 tablespoon salt
1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) broiler-fryer, cut up
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups vegetable oil
1/4 cup bacon drippings
Combine water and 1 tablespoon salt in a large bowl; add chicken. Cover and chill 8 hours. Drain chicken; rinse with cold water, and pat dry.
Combine 1 teaspoon salt and pepper; sprinkle half of pepper mixture evenly over chicken. Combine remaining pepper mixture and flour in a large freezer bag. Place 2 pieces of chicken in bag; seal. Shake to evenly coat. Remove chicken, and repeat procedure with remaining chicken, 2 pieces at a time.
Combine vegetable oil and bacon drippings in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet or chicken fryer; heat to 360°. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, skin side down. Cover and cook 6 minutes; uncover and cook 9 minutes.
Turn chicken pieces; cover and cook 6 minutes. Uncover and cook 5 to 9 minutes, turning pieces during the last 3 minutes for even browning, if necessary. Drain on paper towels.
Note: For best results, keep the oil temperature between 300° to 325° as you fry the chicken. Also, you may substitute 2 cups buttermilk for the saltwater solution used to soak the chicken pieces. Proceed as directed.
Yield: Makes 4 servings
— Southern Living
Sugar Pie
November 9, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Try popcorn salt in the flour dip chicken in egg/milk mixture then flour with a little popcorn salt do this twice then fry in hot oil
butterflyTexas
November 9, 2013 at 12:23 pm