Author Notes
I remember my grandmother making "Shake-n-Bake" chicken when I was a little girl. If I think about it, it really was not that flavorful, I just loved the crispiness of the chicken skin. I wanted to created a moist (as fried chicken tends to be dry) and flavorful fried chicken. I decided to brine the chicken to keep it moist. As well we love a lot of flavor. I created a Harissa spice using chili flakes, garlic, parsley, caraway and coriander. —ChezUs
Ingredients
- Brine
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1 cup
kosher salt
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4 cups
hot water
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12 cups
cold water
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1
whole chicken, organic, cut up
- Frying the Chicken
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2 cups
all-purpose flour
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2 cups
breadcrumbs
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1 tablespoon
chilli flakes
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1 tablespoon
garlic, minced
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1 tablespoon
parsley, minced
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1 tablespoon
caraway seeds
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1 tablespoon
coriander
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2 teaspoons
fresh cracked black pepper
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2 cups
buttermilk
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2
eggs, cage free, organic
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grape seed oil
Directions
- Brine
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Mix salt and hot water in a very large bowl. Once the salt is dissolved stir in the cold water. Add the chicken to the brine and put in the refrigerator. Brine chicken from 1 - 4 hours. After the process is finished, rinse chicken very well and pat dry with paper towels.
- Frying the Chicken
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Combine flour, breadcrumbs and spices in a deep shallow bowl or plate.
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Combine buttermilk and eggs and whisk together until blended, also in a deep shallow bowl or plate.
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Heat about 1/2" of grape seed oil in a deep frying pan or cast iron pan, until hot. I used a cast iron dutch oven.
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Dip each chicken piece into the buttermilk mixture and then into the breadcrumb mixture. Gently shake off any excess. Gently fry in the hot grape seed oil until golden brown and cooked through.
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Put in the oven, on low heat (about 350) to keep warm, while cooking rest of the chicken
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Serve. Eat.
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