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Crispy Fried Chicken
Crispy breaded, juicy chicken — the Southern classic with buttermilk coating.
🥜 Allergies considered in this recipe:
🥚 Ei🥛 Kuhmilch🌾 Gluten
Source / link: Amerikanische Küche (Southern Fried Chicken)
Ingredients
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| 8 Stück | Chicken legs/pieces |
| 250 ml | Buttermilk (or oat drink + lemon) |
| 150 g | Flour |
| 1 EL | Paprika powder |
| 1 TL | Garlic powder |
| 1/2 TL | Cayenne pepper |
| 1 TL | Salt |
| 500 ml | Oil for frying |
Preparation
- 1Soak chicken pieces in buttermilk for 2 hours (or marinate for 30 minutes if you're in a hurry).
- 2Mix flour with paprika powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and salt in a bowl.
- 3Remove chicken pieces from the buttermilk, turn them in the seasoned flour, and press well.
- 4Heat oil in a tall pot to 175 °C.
- 5Fry chicken pieces in batches for about 10–12 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
- 6Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
Notes & tips
Note: Contains egg (breading) + cow's milk (buttermilk). Alternatives: Replace buttermilk with plant-based yogurt/soy drink, bind the breading without egg using more buttermilk substitute. Soy-free: Avoid soy drink/Rama Cremefine plant-based, use oat milk.
Nutrition
estimated per serving- Calories
- 1281 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Fat
- 127 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)