Fried chicken is near the top of the list when it comes to comfort food. Succulent moist chicken covered in a crispy batter is one of the most delicious foods there is. You can deep fry, pan fry, or even oven fry chicken. Fried chicken is also known as southern fried chicken and there are plenty of different fried chicken recipes to have a go at to suit your taste.
Fried Chicken Tips
Do not worry if you have never made fried chicken before. There is a first time for everybody and frying chicken is not difficult. You have to be careful when handling raw chicken. Using hot soapy water to wash everything the raw chicken has come into contact with is important. In order to make a fried chicken recipe, you need to dip your chicken into a batter and fry it until it is golden brown on the outside and cooked all the way through.
An easy way to coat your chicken is to put your dry ingredients into a Ziploc bag and shake the chicken in the bag, a few pieces at a time. Then you can dip them into liquid batter and fry them. This method also helps to keep your kitchen clean, rather than getting flour all over the place!
For really crispy fried chicken, you can dredge your chicken pieces in flour, then into a milk and egg yolk mixture and then into breadcrumbs, rather than mixing the flour and breadcrumbs together.
Be careful when using hot oil for cooking. Never leave the oil unattended and keep your face away from it. Use tongs to place the chicken in the oil and to remove it when it is done. This stops spattering.
Not all chicken pieces cook at the same rate so if you are using legs, wings, thighs and breasts, you will need to add different pieces at different times. The legs and thighs need to go in first and these cook at 165 degrees F. Next, turn the heat down to 160 degrees F., and add the breasts. Finally, add the wings because these cook more quickly than the other parts.
If the chicken is ready before anything else, do not worry. Put some water in an oven dish and add some rolled up foil balls. Spread a large piece of tin foil over the top, put the chicken on this piece, and cover everything with a lid. Keep this in a 175 degrees F oven until the remainder of the meal is cooked. The foil works like a steamer and keeps your chicken tender and moist until it is needed.
Serving Fried Chicken
There are lots of different side dishes that go well with a deep fried chicken recipe including French fries and corn on the cob or mashed potatoes with green beans.
If you are making food for a party, fried chicken is a great recipe to make. Leave out some catsup and mayonnaise too so people have something to dip their fried chicken into. It can be tricking knowing how much food for a party is the correct amount but with fried chicken, you can be generous because any leftovers are nice cold the next day.
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