How to Cook KFC Fried Chicken
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Ingredients needed to make KFC fried chicken:
For the marinade:
- 1 tsp dried basil leaves, crushed
- 1 tsp dried oregano, crushed
- 1 tsp marjoram leaves, finely crushed
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp rubbed sage
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp onion salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
For the fried chicken:
- 1 whole frying chicken, cut into smaller pieces
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 6-8 cups shortening, for cooking
- ¾ tsp MSG
- ¾ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ½ tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp paprika
Cooking instructions for KFC fried chicken:
- Add all the ingredients of the marinade in a small bowl and toss them well together until properly blended.
- Transfer this mixture into a resealable plastic bag or Ziploc bag and set aside.
- Do away with the skin or any excess fat in the chicken pieces and add the chicken to the plastic bag.
- Seal and shake the bag well plus flip it a number of times until the chicken is well coated with the spicy seasoning; set aside for an hour to marinate.
- Pour the shortening into a deep-fryer and preheat it to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk the milk into the beaten egg in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Season the flour with MSG, salt as well as pepper, stir them well to mix thoroughly and set aside.
- Once the marination time is over, place each chicken piece on a paper towel to soak away any excess moisture, if any.
- Dip a marinated chicken piece into the egg-milk mixture and transfer to the bowl of seasoned flour.
- Turn it over a couple of times to coat well with the flour and return it back to the egg-milk mixture.
- Dredge with flour for the last time until it is generously coated and place it on a plate; coat the rest of chicken pieces similarly and stack them up in the same plate.
- Lower the coated chicken pieces gently into the hot shortening and fry them in batches for about 15 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
- Flip them over once while they cook to brown them evenly.
- Transfer them to a plate lined with paper towel to soak away any excess grease.
- Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
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