PICKLE-FRIED CHICKEN

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Use brine left over from your favorite pickles to add flavor and keep your fried chicken moist.

Provided by Cally

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes

Time 3h30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 thigh, bone removeds chicken thighs
2 cups dill pickle juice
1 cup vegetable oil for frying
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Place chicken thighs in a resealable plastic bag; cover with pickle juice. Seal and refrigerate for 3 hours.
Drain pickle juice from thighs. Cover chicken; refrigerate until ready to fry.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat 2 inches oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Pour buttermilk and flour into 2 separate bowls. Season flour with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in buttermilk. Toss in flour. Return to buttermilk and toss in flour a second time. Place chicken on a rack set over a baking sheet.
Fill Dutch oven with as many thighs as possible without crowding. Cook at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Place thighs on the baking sheet. Repeat until all pieces are fried. Transfer thighs to the oven.
Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 8 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Season with a pinch of salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.3 calories, Carbohydrate 35 g, Cholesterol 60.8 mg, Fat 16.7 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 18.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 3053.2 mg, Sugar 3 g