Easy Fried Chicken

Name: Easy Fried Chicken
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/8 ounces); 1/4 cup coarsely ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons kosher salt, plus more to taste; 6 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces (any combination of drumsticks, thighs, wings, and breasts) (any breasts larger than 9 ounces cut in half); 5 cups vegetable oil

4 Reviews

Shaking bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces one at at time in a paper bag with the flour and seasoning evenly coats each piece without making a mess (a plastic bag will work well, too). For best results, keep a careful eye on the temperature of the oil while frying so the chicken cooks evenly and gets crispy, without soaking up excess oil.Slideshow: More Fried Chicken Recipes

By Ann Hood

June 2020

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1 hr

Yield:

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/8 ounces)
1/4 cup coarsely ground black pepper
3 tablespoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
6 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces (any combination of drumsticks, thighs, wings, and breasts) (any breasts larger than 9 ounces cut in half)
5 cups vegetable oil

Directions

Step 1

Combine flour, pepper, and salt in a brown paper lunch bag; close bag, and shake vigorously until pepper and salt are evenly distributed. Working with 1 piece at a time, add chicken to flour mixture; close bag, and shake to coat chicken. Place coated chicken on a baking sheet.

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Step 2

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium to 350°F. (Oil should remain at 350°F for frying, so adjust heat from medium to medium-high as needed to maintain temperature.)
Step 3

Working in 3 or 4 batches, add chicken to hot oil, being sure not to overcrowd Dutch oven. Fry chicken, turning often to ensure even cooking, until skin is crispy and browned and a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of meat registers 165°F, 10 to 15 minutes for drumsticks, thighs, and wings and 15 to 20 minutes for breasts (depending on size of pieces).
Step 4

Transfer cooked chicken to a bowl or baking sheet lined with paper towels; sprinkle with salt to taste.

Suggested Pairing

Medium-bodied, juicy Oregon Pinot Noir.

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arby19

10/27/2019

Washing raw chicken before cooking it can increase your risk of food poisoning from campylobacter bacteria. Splashing water from washing chicken under a tap can spread the bacteria onto hands, work surfaces, clothing, and cooking equipment.

podunkom

10/26/2019

So you dip it in egg, then coat in in flour? Then fry it, correct? Interesting, can't wait to try this!

bodaciously

This is the "recipe"? This is about as basic, as basic non-recipes go. There is nothing to this -- no special ingredients, so special techniques, no tricks, no spices or anything else. Just batter the chicken and fry it. Gee. Try this and you'll understand why millions of people before you do things to improve on this basic "recipe".

Loisy F

07/03/2018

does the chicken have to already be cooked? Can it be like raw right out of the freezer?

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