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Easy Homemade Chicken Fried Chicken

Easy Homemade Chicken Fried Chicken

Easy Homemade Chicken Fried Chicken is the ultimate comfort food, featuring crispy, juicy chicken and a deliciously flavored coating.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Marinading Time 30 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
Course main
Cuisine American
Servings 4 pieces
Calories 448 kcal

Equipment

  • large heavy-based skillet
  • meat mallet
  • non-metallic bowl

Ingredients
  

For the chicken

  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

For the seasoned flour

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder

To Cook

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

Instructions
 

Prepare the chicken

  • Mix the buttermilk, salt, and black pepper in a non-metallic bowl.
  • Lay the chicken breasts flat on the board, cut sideways through the breast to create two fillets. Repeat with the second chicken breast.
  • Cover the chicken with parchment paper or plastic wrap and flatten to an equal thickness.
  • Add the chicken to the buttermilk and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour.

To make the coating

  • Mix the coating ingredients together in a bowl.

When you are ready to cook

  • Preheat oven to 230ºF/110ºC.
  • Remove chicken from buttermilk and whisk one egg into the buttermilk.
  • Dip chicken into seasoned flour, coat with buttermilk and egg mixture, then return to flour to coat fully.
  • Place the coated chicken on a plate.
  • Pour vegetable oil into a skillet and heat over medium heat.
  • Ensure oil is about 340ºF/170ºC, then cook chicken fillets two at a time for 2 minutes each side until browned.
  • Drain cooked chicken on paper towels and place in the oven while frying remaining fillets.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

Serve immediately with mashed potatoes, green beans, and white gravy or other sides like hash browns and eggs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pieceCalories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 26gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken recipe, comfort food, Easy Homemade Chicken Fried Chicken, family favorite, Fried Chicken, southern dinner
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