The Best Fried Chicken

This is by far the best fried chicken recipe I have ever tried. It delivers crispy juicy chicken every time. I have tried all the other recipes with buttermilk and flour and find it has a burnt taste. I recommend only buying whole chickens. For many reasons, you get consistent size pieces, you can save the back and innards for stock and they are cheaper. I serve this with a dipping sauce ( ketchup, hot sauce) or you can toss it in some melted butter with garlic and parmesean cheese.

1- Whole frying chicken (cut into 8 pieces)

1 1/2 cup cornstarch

salt and pepper

Canola oil

Remove chicken from fridge 1 to 1 1/2 hours before cooking. This helps ensure even cooking and doesnt drastically drop the temp of the oil when you put it in.

I use a Le Creuset dutch oven to fry in. ( in fact I use it for almost everything). It delivers consistent heat that is easily controllable.

Clean the chicken well and pat dry. Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large bowl sift 3/4 cup of cornstarch put to the side. Sift the rest of the cornstarch into another bowl. dredge chicken pieces in the cornstarch and place on wire rack. Let dry for 10-15 minutes.

Put about 1/2 to 3/4 inch canola oil in pot. Bring up to 350 degrees. If you dont have thermometer you can test the oil by putting a drop of water. It should bubble rapidly. Whisk 3/4 cup of water into the 3/4 cup of sifted cornstarch. Place chicken 1 piece at a time into cornstarch water mixture than carefully into oil. only fry 3-4 pieces at a time. Do not crowd pot. Only fry about 5 minutes per side. Remove from oil and put back on wire rack. Fry the next batch the same. After all pieces have been fried once you will fry them again. This will ensure a crispy juicy chicken. Put the first batch back in the pot. This time fry around 5-10 minutes per side depending on the size of the piece. It should be a nice golden brown. Remove to wire rack and salt immediately. Finish the rest of the chicken the same way. You can put the already fried chicken in the oven at 300 degrees to keep warm.

Enjoy

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