Deep Fried Chicken
Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Dipping mixture:
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- or
- 1 cup sour cream ½ cup milk and juice of ½ lemon
- or
- 1 ½ cups plain yogurt and juice of ½ lemon
SEASONED FLOUR:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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- 2 pounds skinless boneless chicken sliced thick or thin
- vegetable oil for cooking
Instructions
- Heat oil on medium heat (350°F - 375°F) in deep fryer.
- Cut chicken into desired pieces and mix together with your choice of wet dipping mixture.
- Dredge the wet coated chicken in seasoned flour and carefully add to hot oil, brown on both sides.
- Larger pieces of chicken will take longer to cook than small pieces. So this is why we test our food. There are a lot of variables when cooking, like the size of the chicken pieces for instance.
- SO WE TEST ! Put a piece of chicken in the oil, fry it until it is light brown, remove it, then cut it in half to be sure it is cooked in the middle, finally, taste it, to see if it needs extra seasoning or not. Canada food safety recommends chicken should be 165°F inside. Check with a food thermometer.