Best Authentic Southern Fried Chicken Recipes

AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash and cut up chicken. Wash again and drain well in a colander in the sink. Meanwhile, pour All Purpose Flour in to large brown paper bag and set aside. Place washed chicken into a large flat bottomed container with high sides and pour on Kosher Salt , covering pieces well on both sides. Place into refrigerator for one hour. Remove chicken and shake off excess salt, place into a large deep bowl or zip lock bag. Add in seasonings to taste and cover in buttermilk. Return to refrigerator, covered for one hour. Remove from refrigerator and pour off all of the buttermilk. Place chicken on a wire rack (with paper toweling underneath to catch the drips) and allow to come to room temperature. Meanwhile, add the solid Crisco to your iron skillet and bring to 350 degrees Drop chicken pieces one at a time into the brown paper bag of flour until all pieces are inside. Fold over edges and shake. (The chicken is already dead, just shake until the chicken is well coated with flour) Slowly place the chicken carefully into the hot oil so that it doesn't splatter. Cook on each side approximately 15-18 minutes, until golden brown and the internal temperature is right at 165 degrees in the thickest area of each piece. Remove from oil and drain well on brown paper bag. Place on platter and move to 200 degree oven until ready to serve

KENTUCKY SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN AUTHENTIC

Steps:

• Mix half of dry( excluding flour) ingreidents with butter milk.
• Stir butter milk mixture well.
• Place chicken parts in butter milk ( zip-lock bags work well) in refrigerator for one week.
• Mix other half of dry ingrdients with flour.
• Drain chicken in a large colander or strainer until the butter milk mixture is only dripping down at a drip drop pace, about 20 minutes.
• Heat oil to 390 degrees in a large pan, deep fryer, or dutch oven. use a candy thermometer to maintain temperature( they cost about $6.00).
• Toss chicken in flour like you would shake and bake stuff.
• Shake off excess flour.
• Deep fry chicken in hot peanut oil until a deep golden brown and cooked through.