How do you fry chicken?

[Cinder & Smoke]

I just want a nice crispy chicken to eat!

Do what I do ...
Drop in and see the Colonel ...
he fries a pretty mean chikin at his Kentucky Fried Chikin joints!

[Medusa]

Do what I do ...
Drop in and see the Colonel ...
he fries a pretty mean chikin at his Kentucky Fried Chikin joints!

Amen, brother! Extra crispy, please!

[lizbud]

It's a big hassle to fry chicken by yourself for yourself. I believe
the Kroger Deli has the best chicken ,even better than the Colonel.

Did you ever try baked chicken? It can be very "crunchy" if it's done right.

[Medusa]

Instead of frying, RICHARD, I've made some pretty darned good chicken that was coated in plain yogurt and rolled in crushed corn flakes, then baked. Yum!

[Daisy and Delilah]

I've had a hankering for a piece of fried chicken in the last couple of days myself. I used to watch my mother fry it every week. It was fantastic. I think all she did was to wash it, season it, coat the pieces with flour and fry in hot oil. Not deep fry, just some oil in the pan. It always tasted amazing.

I also visit the Colonel because I hate to clean the stove!!!

[RICHARD]

I can roast it and make soup! Barely.

Frying chicken was just one of the things that I never really thought about.

Now that you are all watching, what pieces do you like?

[happylabs]

Oven Fried Chicken from the Bisquick Box. BEST fried chicken ever. I make this whenever I have company but you could do a small batch for yourself. The leftovers are great cold. I think you will be quite pleased.

I have the recipe memorized but I don't really measure.

You need a 13x9x2 baking pan, Bisquick, Butter, spices, chicken parts.

Preheat oven to 425.

Dump some Bisquick in a large zipper type baggie, sprinkle in seasonings, whatever you like. I like lots of black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. Also, a little salt. Shake the bag good to mix in the spices. Rinse the chicken pieces but do not pat them dry. Drop a couple pieces at a time into the baggie with the Bisquick mixture in it and shake around to coat the chicken. While you are doing this, put 2 tablespoons of butter into a 13x9x2 pan and put the pan in the oven to get it hot and melt the butter. This gives the chicken a jump start on browning. Put the coated chicken pieces onto the hot baking pan skin side down. Bake 35 minutes, turn chicken, bake an additional 15 minutes.

Here is a link to the actual recipe:

http://www.mycookingblog.com/post/1-...-fried-chicken

You can make this figure friendly by removing the skin from the chicken and using margarine and low fat Bisquick. (yuck)

I have never had any luck frying chicken on top of the stove in oil, plus, i get nervous boiling all of that oil.

Enjoy!

[cassiesmom]

Do what I do ...
Drop in and see the Colonel ...
he fries a pretty mean chikin at his Kentucky Fried Chikin joints!

That's what I was going to say!

My dad bought a tub of Mountain High yogurt at Costco. It's much thicker than Dannon, richer flavor. I've read that you can marinate chicken in buttermilk before frying, but I'd like to try Medusa's method with yogurt and corn flake crumbs, especially with Mountain High yogurt.

Light meat for me, please.

[jenluckenbach]

I have never actually fried chicken, either. It's The Colonel for me. Dark meat, please. Preferably thighs.

[joycenalex]

white meat for me, i use Ladys Humans style, mostly...i use hot peanut oil in a DEEP pan to fry, flame on high i start breast side down/bone side up, 8 to 9 minutes, more if very meaty breasts, less if boneless. using tongs(don't puncture the meat) flip the breast. watch to decide your level of browness, for me the second side is usually 5-7 minutes. after i flip it i turn the flames down to 2/3 of what i started with then drain the cooked breasts on paper towel on top of old newspapers. Richard, there are mesh covers to limit spattering while frying and metal 3 sided shields to limit the spatter behind the pan. if that doesn't work....well the top of the stove gets washed with a good grease cutting dishsoap and rinsed, then the counters get washed then the front on the cupboards.....

[Cinder & Smoke]

8 to 9 minutes... watch to decide your level of browness ...
the second side is usually 5-7 minutes ...
then drain the cooked breasts on paper towel on top of old newspapers ...

the top of the stove gets washed with a good grease cutting dishsoap and rinsed ...
then the counters get washed ...
then the front on the cupboards.....

GOOD GRIEF!

And you guys wonder why we go see the Colonel ???

[happylabs]

GOOD GRIEF!

And you guys wonder why we go see the Colonel ???

I love KFC too! Just tried the new oven roasted last week. Very juicy and tasty.

[joycenalex]

....but mine is better....

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'll take the chicken legs every time!!

[Edwina's Secretary]

I've read that you can marinate chicken in buttermilk

Believe it or not....I have a Weight Watcher recipe for baked chicken - low fat buttermilk and then dredge in corn flakes. I made it a couple weeks ago - had some leftover buttermilk...couldn't find cornflakes so I used Special K (rice flakes) delicious!