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.
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Resting time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Victoria
Ingredients
2lbsbone-in chickenwings, thigh, leg quarters, drum sticks, breast...
oil for deep frying
⅔cupflour
Chicken Seasoning Mix
1Tbspgarlic salt
2tspcelery salt
2tsppaprika
1tspdry mustard powder
1tspginger powder
1Tbspmushroom seasoning powder or ⅓ amount of MSGor 2 dried shiitake + 1/4 tsp salt
2tsp ground white pepper
1tspground black pepper
½tspdried basil
1tsppoultry seasoning powder or as below
Poultry seasoning powder alternative
½tspdried thyme
½tspdried oregano
½tspdried 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,