Straight-Up, Down-Home Southern Fried Chicken with Honey
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Author Notes: My favorite Fried Chicken- EVER!!! - Stefano Coppola
Serves 4
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 quart buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1/4 cup hot sauce, Louisiana style
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- flour, for dredging
- peanut oil, for frying
- 1 tablespoon Good quality bacon fat
- 1 large cast-iron skillet, at least 12in.
- 1 fry/candy thermometer
- Honey
- Marinate chicken in buttermilk and hotsauce overnight, or at least 12 hours.
- Make a rub with garlic and onion powders, paprika, cayenne, 1 Tablespoon salt & 1 teaspoon black pepper.
- Heat bacon fat and enough peanut oil to come up 1/8 inch up the side of the skillet. Heat oil to 325.
- Remove chicken from marinade, season with rub.
- Dredge in flour.
- Fry. maintain oil temp, about 10-12 min per side depending on thickness of the chicken. 180 internal temp.
- Drain on brown papper bags or paper towels. Serve with honey.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Fried Chicken
Tags: comfort food, family, Southern, sweet and savory
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about 3 years ago jenn
Stefano, sei sempre Bravo, the marinade is great.
over 3 years ago Francesca
Il pollo fritto è il mio piatto americano preferito ma non sapevo come cucinarlo, proverò questa ricetta. La hot sauce Louisiana style ovviamente qui non c'è ma metterò il peperoncino. Bella foto...fa venire voglia di mangiarlo il pollo!