Country Fried Chicken

Everyone has their own family fried chicken recipe. There are many ways to make it. This one is mine. It's simple and basic, but it has an exceptionally crispy crust. Like most good recipes, it happened by accident. I ran out of bread crumbs while making this recipe and didn't have time to go to the market. All I had were saltine crackers! So I whipped out my food processor and made bread crumbs from saltine crackers. It was the best fried chicken ever!

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Prep time

20 Min

Cook time

35 Min

Total time

55 Min

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Country Fried Chicken

Country Fried Chicken with a special combination of bread crumbs and savory seasoning.

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Ingredients

• 1 2-3 lb organic chicken cut up

Bread Crumb Mixture

• 1 cup All Purpose Flour
• 1 cup ground saltine crackers
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 teas. paprika
• 1/2 teas. garlic powder
• 1 teas. onion powder

Egg Mixture

• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Frying oils

• Neutral oil to cover the bottom of a 12-inch pan
• 4 Tbsp Ghee (clarified butter)

Instructions

1. Put the crumb mixture ingredients into a wide, shallow bowl. Whisk together. This is your breading
2. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together the egg mixture ingredients. This is your dipping mix.
3. Wash and pat dry chicken.
4. Take one chicken piece at a time and put it in the dipping mix. Then, put it in the breadcrumb mix. Roll it around until completely covered, then set it on a baking sheet with a rack. If you want a thicker breading, repeat.
5. Add enough oil to cover the bottom of the fry pan about 1/2 inch deep. Add ghee and heat to 375 degrees (use a stick thermometer).
6. Gently, so the oil does not splash, add the breaded chicken to the fry pan. Do not crowd the chicken.
7. Immediately check the oil temperature. It should be around 350 degrees. If not, adjust the heat so the oil temperature is at 350 degrees. Do not let the temperature fall below 325.
8. Cook until golden brown, then turn chicken pieces over to brown on the other side.
9. Chicken is done when it is golden brown and has an interior temperature of 165 degrees.
10. Place cooked chicken on baking rack until ready to serve.

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