Fried chicken, also known as southern fried chicken, is a very popular food. There are many different recipes for fried chicken and you can cook it in various ways too. Deep frying is a common way to make fried chicken but you can also shallow fry it or even oven fry it, which is baking the chicken so it tastes like fried chicken but without the extra calories.

Tips for Great Fried Chicken

If fried chicken is something that you have never made before, do not worry because it is not difficult. You do need to take care when handling raw chicken and wash any surfaces touched by the raw chicken with hot, soapy water afterwards. To make a fried chicken recipe, you need to dip your chicken pieces into a batter and fry the chicken until it is golden brown and white all the way through.

One of the easiest ways to coat the chicken pieces is to put the dry ingredients into a Ziploc bag and shake the chicken pieces in this mixture, a few at a time. Then you can dip them into batter and fry them. This method also prevents mess!

For really crispy fried chicken, you can dredge your chicken pieces in flour, then into a milk and egg yolk mixture and then into breadcrumbs, rather than mixing the flour and breadcrumbs together.

It is important to take care when using hot oil. Do not put your face too close to the oil and never leave it unattended. Use tongs to put the chicken in the oil and to remove it from the oil to prevent spattering.

Different chicken parts cook at different rates so if you are using a variety of chicken pieces, you will need to start the thighs and legs first because these cook at 165 degrees F. Next add the breasts, turning the heat down to 160 degrees F and finally the wings which cook the fastest.

If the chicken is ready before anything else, do not worry. Put some water in an oven dish and add some rolled up foil balls. Spread a large piece of tin foil over the top, put the chicken on this piece, and cover everything with a lid. Keep this in a 175 degrees F oven until the remainder of the meal is cooked. The foil works like a steamer and keeps your chicken tender and moist until it is needed.

Fried Chicken Side Dishes

There are different side dishes that you can serve with your southern fried chicken recipe. Perhaps you want to make French fries and corn on the cob. Or how about mashed potatoes and green beans?

If you are making party food, fried chicken is always a popular dish. Estimating how much food for a party is the right amount can be hard but make too much rather than too little because it is nice cold the following day. Serve mayonnaise, catsup, and other dips on the buffet table so people have something to dip their fried chicken into if they choose too.

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