There is nothing I enjoy more than good ole southern fried chicken, but this Flash Fried Chicken trick made me happy because I didn’t have grease everywhere…
And yes, when I fry chicken like my Grandmothers did, I seem to get grease all over the stove and whatever shirt I am wearing.
I’ve been hearing and reading a lot about flash fried chicken lately so I decided to give it a try and see how it turns out and tastes.
Well, end result, in my opinion, is it’s just about as good as if I had stood over an iron skillet for 30 or more minutes and not near as a greasy mess to clean up.
I don’t know who came up with this idea but it’s a pretty darn good one.
This recipe uses the technique I read about, but I changed a few ingredients to what we prefer.
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A really unique technique for making fried chicken without the mess!
- 1 whole chicken cut up skin on (I used legs and thighs)
- 2 C. chicken broth
- water
- 1 1/2 C. buttermilk
- 1 1/2 C. all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Place the chicken in a pot and add in the broth then enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to med. and cook for 30 minutes, or until cooked through (this will depend on the size of your chicken pieces).
- Remove to a plate and set aside. Store the broth in a mason jar and put in the fridge and use as needed for recipes calling for broth.
- Fill a cast iron skillet with 1" of oil. Heat the oil to 375 degrees (if you use a deep fryer heat to 400 degrees).
- While the oil is heating, combine the flour and seasonings on a plate. Put the buttermilk in a dredging dish.
- When the oil is heated dredge the chicken in the flour then in the buttermilk, back in the flour and shake off excess and carefully place it in the skillet, skin side down.
- Working in batches, fry the chicken for 1 minute per side or until your desired golden color. Remove to a paper sack or paper towel lined plate and repeat with remaining chicken.
Enjoy Flash Fried Chicken!
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