Chicken • American

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Name: Kentucky Fried Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole Chicken; 2 quarts neutral frying Oil; 1 Egg White; 1 1/2 cups Flour; 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar; 1 tablespoon Salt; 1 tablespoon paprika; 2 teaspoons onion salt; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon celery salt; 1/2 teaspoon sage; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 teaspoon basil; 1/2 teaspoon marjoram

Ingredients

whole Chicken1
quarts neutral frying Oil2
Egg White1
1/2 cups Flour1
Brown Sugar1 tablespoon
Salt1 tablespoon
paprika1 tablespoon
onion salt2 teaspoons
chili powder1 teaspoon
black pepper1 teaspoon
celery salt1/2 teaspoon
sage1/2 teaspoon
garlic powder1/2 teaspoon
allspice1/2 teaspoon
oregano1/2 teaspoon
basil1/2 teaspoon
marjoram1/2 teaspoon

Steps

Prepare

🥄Preheat fryer to 350°F.
🔥Thoroughly mix together all the spice mix ingredients.
🧂Combine spice mix with flour, brown sugar and salt.
🍳Dip chicken pieces in egg white to lightly coat them, then transfer to flour mixture.
🫇Turn a few times and make sure the flour mix is really stuck to the chicken.

Steps

🔥Repeat with all the chicken pieces.
🧂Let chicken pieces rest for 5 minutes so crust has a chance to dry a bit.

Cook

🧂Fry chicken in batches.

Steps

🍳Breasts and wings should take 12-14 minutes, and legs and thighs will need a few more minutes.
🫇Chicken pieces are done when a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 165°F.

Cook

🫇Let chicken drain on a few paper towels when it comes out of the fryer.

Serve

🍽️Serve hot.

Source: Original recipe