Southern Deep Fried Chicken

Try This Crispy and Crunchy Southern Chicken Recipe

Crisp, Crunchy Southern Deep Fried Chicken...boy that sounds good! Dust off your deep fryer and get ready to cook southern fried chicken.

If you looking to cook great tasting crispy chicken in the comforts of your own home, look no further.

If your use a deep fryer, cooking chicken really doesn't get any easier. Treat yourself today, by cooking up a helping of deep fried chicken. Here is the recipe to follow.


Southern Deep Fried Chicken

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 2-1/2 to 3 pounds fryer chicken, cut into 8-10 pieces
  • 2 cups butter milk
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 sugar less cornflakes (plain)
  • 2 tablespoons of seasoning salt
  • 2 tablespoons garlic
  • 2 tablespoons onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon poultry season
  • cooking oil for Deep Fryer

Cookware and Utensils:

  • 1 Deep Fryer
  • 2 large bowlsv
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 ton

    • Recipe Instructions:

    As always the key to great cooking is preparation and quality ingredients.

    1. Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Pour buttermilk into a large bowl. Place chicken into bowl and soak in your refrigerator for about 4 hours.
    2. Now it's time to form your mixture. In another large bowl, crush cornflakes well. After crushing cornflakes add flour, seasoning salt, garlic, onion powder, cayenne pepper and poultry seasoning.
    3. After about 4 hours remove chicken from the refrigerator.
    4. Place egg yolks into a small bowl and beat until smooth.
    5. Find yourself a paper or plastic bag that will be used to shake the chicken. Now place enough mixture to coat a piece of chicken into the bag.
    6. Dip a single piece of chicken into the egg yolks and then shake the chicken in the mixture. Do this twice for each piece of chicken. Allow your chicken to sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before frying.
    7. Follow the instructions on your deep fryer for preparing and heating your oil. When the oil is ready place your chicken into fryer and cook until done. The chicken should be golden brow, using tongs turn the chicken if necessary. Don't overcrowd the fryer.

    This recipe provided courtesy of http://www.soulfoodandsoutherncooking.com/

    Tip: If your chicken is freshly butchered you can draw the blood away by soaking your chicken in cold water for up to 2 hours. Enjoy your Southern Deep Fried Chicken.


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