4th of July Fried Chicken

"This easy fried chicken is perfect for a 4th of July picnic with potato salad and all the fixings. Recipe Source: Bon Appetit (July 1982)."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Rinse chicken pieces, pat dry and place in a shallow dish for marinating.
  • Pour buttermilk over chicken and marinate for 30 minutes, turning occasionally.
  • Combine flour, salt, sage, paprika and pepper in paper bag.
  • Add chicken and shake to cover.
  • Dip chicken in egg and roll in breadcrumbs.
  • Let stand for 15 minutes.
  • Pour oil into large skillet to a depth of 1 inch and heat to 375°F or until water spatters when sprinkled on oil.
  • Add chicken legs and thighs first.
  • Fry until browned about 10-12 minutes before adding remaining pieces, frying another 10 minutes or until brown.
  • Drain chicken on paper towels before serving.

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Reviews

  1. Fried chicken is a much loved meal in this house, and we already have a top recipe for it..but as this uses breadcrumbs we thought that it might make a nice variation for us. We were right...the chicken is moist and tender and the crumb crisp and crunchy. A good chicken recipe-thanks ellie! Made for PRMR.
     
  2. Great chicken! First fried chicken I made. A little work but very tasty!
     
  3. This is terrific chicken! I followed the directions exactly, using Panko bread crumbs (crispy Japanese bread crumbs) and it turned out just perfect. My family loved this, there's nothing left. Thanks ellie for the great recipe.
     
  4. We really enjoyed this! I used both Panko and breadcrumbs (not mixed together) the breadcrumbs got dark quicker...and we really didn't notice a difference in taste...so use what you have available...my chicken pieces were huge so I had to cook them longer...that's why they are on the dark side...I was surprised at how crispy they turned out...hubby loves fried chicken so he was a happy camper...thanks for posting it...=)
     
  5. Delicious fried chicken. I used Panko breadcrumbs as suggested by another reviewer, added a dash of garlic power, and fried the chicken in a cast iron skillet. Served it with recipe #147254 and recipe #124798. In the past I have used recipe #108411 to bake chicken but this fried version is excellent. Made for PRMR game.
     
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