Cooking
Alternately titled, Close, but no cigar.
So, here's my third attempt at making the 'perfect' fried chicken.
This recipe also comes from the Fried Chicken episode of Tyler's Ultimate.
Lots and lots of work for this one. First, brine chicken in a sweet tea mixture: strong tea, sugar, lemon (zest and quarters), salt and more water. Let it hang out in the fridge for two days...(!)
Providing you haven't forgotten about it, drain and blot dry the chicken. Dredge first in flour, then eggs mixed with buttermilk, and finally flour, masa, Old Bay seasoning, chili powder, and Kosher salt and pepper.
Fry at a lower-than-usual heat.
Of the three recipes from this episode, this was by far the best.
But still...? Not what I want.
Crispier coating; sure. But not like that un-named fast food chain...which is what I'm aiming for. The flavor of the coating was good; but while it began crunchy, it quickly turned soggy!
The tea-brining...I liked. But, it was (again) too salty. Half a cup of Kosher salt in the brine!
Oh, well...we're getting closer. I'll just keep making fried chicken recipes (at least a week apart, thank you) until it's right!
And don't forget---Blog Party #2, Tiki Party, is just EIGHT days away!
- Takes More Than Five, Apparently
Another recipe from Donna Hay; Five Spice Fried Chicken. Chicken (or Veat) coated lightly in flour, dipped in beaten egg, then pressed into a bread crumb, five-spice powder, ground cumin, sea salt and pepper mixture; pan-fried in just a bit of oil. We...
- We're Getting Closer...
You may remember my quest for the perfect fried chicken: It didn't go well. But a recent recipe may have gotten me a lot closer. Crispy Spiced Fried Chicken was pretty close to perfect. So easy to prepare; while the recipe called for 'parts',...
- My Quest For The Perfect Fried Chicken
I was going to use this for my IMBB? entry, but as I only found out about it two days before the deadline...it just wasn't worth the effort. I don't exactly know why, but I am determined to find just the right fried chicken. We never had fried...
- Crispy!
Finally, a fried chicken recipe that actually comes out crunchy. I've been searching high and low, even tracking down 'clone' recipes for KFC and other places. No luck. Until this time. Using Michael Chiarello's recipe for Double Dipped...
- Fried Chicken, Part 2
When I posted Melissa's picture of a recent dinner, I found myself at a loss for words. Each attempt to write a post seemed like a windy treatise that dimmed the bright eloquence of the image. This, beamed the photo, is all that needs to be said. You...
Cooking
My Quest for the Perfect Fried Chicken---Take 3
Alternately titled, Close, but no cigar.
So, here's my third attempt at making the 'perfect' fried chicken.
This recipe also comes from the Fried Chicken episode of Tyler's Ultimate.
Lots and lots of work for this one. First, brine chicken in a sweet tea mixture: strong tea, sugar, lemon (zest and quarters), salt and more water. Let it hang out in the fridge for two days...(!)
Providing you haven't forgotten about it, drain and blot dry the chicken. Dredge first in flour, then eggs mixed with buttermilk, and finally flour, masa, Old Bay seasoning, chili powder, and Kosher salt and pepper.
Fry at a lower-than-usual heat.
Of the three recipes from this episode, this was by far the best.
But still...? Not what I want.
Crispier coating; sure. But not like that un-named fast food chain...which is what I'm aiming for. The flavor of the coating was good; but while it began crunchy, it quickly turned soggy!
The tea-brining...I liked. But, it was (again) too salty. Half a cup of Kosher salt in the brine!
Oh, well...we're getting closer. I'll just keep making fried chicken recipes (at least a week apart, thank you) until it's right!
And don't forget---Blog Party #2, Tiki Party, is just EIGHT days away!
- Takes More Than Five, Apparently
Another recipe from Donna Hay; Five Spice Fried Chicken. Chicken (or Veat) coated lightly in flour, dipped in beaten egg, then pressed into a bread crumb, five-spice powder, ground cumin, sea salt and pepper mixture; pan-fried in just a bit of oil. We...
- We're Getting Closer...
You may remember my quest for the perfect fried chicken: It didn't go well. But a recent recipe may have gotten me a lot closer. Crispy Spiced Fried Chicken was pretty close to perfect. So easy to prepare; while the recipe called for 'parts',...
- My Quest For The Perfect Fried Chicken
I was going to use this for my IMBB? entry, but as I only found out about it two days before the deadline...it just wasn't worth the effort. I don't exactly know why, but I am determined to find just the right fried chicken. We never had fried...
- Crispy!
Finally, a fried chicken recipe that actually comes out crunchy. I've been searching high and low, even tracking down 'clone' recipes for KFC and other places. No luck. Until this time. Using Michael Chiarello's recipe for Double Dipped...
- Fried Chicken, Part 2
When I posted Melissa's picture of a recent dinner, I found myself at a loss for words. Each attempt to write a post seemed like a windy treatise that dimmed the bright eloquence of the image. This, beamed the photo, is all that needs to be said. You...