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Crispy Fried Chicken in The KFC Original Flavor

May 23, 2021 By Victoria

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Want a crispy yet flavorful fried chicken? Try this KFC Original Chicken copycat recipe, and make your favorite pieces at home.

Fried Chicken

It’s been a year of chaos, and I bet many would have missed that weekly take-out or favorite dine-in. KFC fried chicken is one of our favorites. Remember that yummy delicious, and juicy white meat covering by crispy, tender fried batter? Well, anything would taste good with deep-fry batter, but KFC Chicken is just so memorable and “usual” like our routine.

Guess what, during the lock-down or the whole year of work-at-home, I pretty much made all those “fast food” as a way to lessen the anxiety and stress.

KFC fried chicken

For this recipe, instead of MSG, we all knew that there’s MSG in KFC; I choose mushroom powder. I found that the umami of finely crushed dehydrated mushrooms can match pretty well the flavor of MSG in chicken, so this is an excellent substitution for us. Of course, if you absolutely can’t find one and is okay with MSG, feel free to use it.

Also noted that the original flavor of KFC chicken does have lots of herbs and spices in it. You can choose to go that route (note all the ingredients listed down there) or go the “easier” way. I usually pick my favorite poultry mix or whatever is left on my spice rack, read their ingredients, and then add what is missing. Sometimes, that usually means only mushroom powder and pepper.

Would the flavor be different? Yes, but it’s not that noticeable; plus, like mentioned above, anything tastes excellent after battered-frying.

To make this recipe a little healthier, I recommend spraying oil to evenly coat the dredged wings/drums and air-frying them instead of the traditional deep-frying. It will take a couple of times to get the crispiness right, but trust me; your heart health would thank you for that.

Fried Chicken the KFC Original Style

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Resting time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Victoria
Make and serve your favorite fried chicken at home with this KFC copy cat. The ingredients for seasoning are based off of the Chicago Tribune leaks with a little adjustment to the small home kitchen.
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs bone-in chicken wings, thigh, leg quarters, drum sticks, breast…
  • oil for deep frying
  • ⅔ cup flour

Chicken Seasoning Mix

  • 1 Tbsp garlic salt
  • 2 tsp celery salt
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp dry mustard powder
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 Tbsp mushroom seasoning powder or ⅓ amount of MSG or 2 dried shiitake + 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning powder or as below

Poultry seasoning powder alternative

  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp dried majoram/sage

Instructions

  • Defrost and prep the chicken, pat excess moisture.
  • Make sure your blender is dry, add all the ingredients for the Chicken Seasoning Mix into it.
  • Pulse and process till everything mixed together and into powdery form with no large particle.
  • Transfer the mixed powder into a large enough container, add in flour and combine well.
  • Take each piece of chicken and dredge through the powder to coat uniformly.
  • Let rest 30-60 minutes for the chicken to brine in normal room temperature. Do not chill.
  • Heat up oil in a stockpot or deep-fryer.
  • Fry chicken pieces till golden and crusty. Transfer to dripping tray,
  • Serve warm immediately.

Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: batter, Chicken, Deep-Fried, fried chicken, spice mix

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