Wednesday, March 25, 2009

We found this recipe for chicken breading, it claims to be the copycat of the KFC recipe, I don't know about that but it really is quite yummy. You may trust me on that, the one thing that I am an expert on, is what is yummy. If you ever doubt that you simply have to refer to the picture attached in previous post. [the one where Fuey is sitting on the rented Skidsteer with me] You can tell from that picture alone that I certainly do have a grasp of the yummy.

Oh yeah, we could only find the dry soup [tomato] online, no store had it. We bought it on Amazon, and it pays to look around because we found it for really cheap, where on other sites it was way more.  That reminds me, does anyone know how to get rid of Amazon spam? 

Coating Secret Ingredients

2 envelopes tomato soup mix, preferably Lipton cup-o-soup brand

2 envelopes Italian dressing mix

1 tablespoon paprika

2 teaspoons dried chervil (optional, but makes a huge difference in taste)

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon powder

1 teaspoon dried parsley

1 teaspoon tarragon

1/2 teaspoon sage

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 cups pancake mix, preferably Bisquick brand (self-rising flour can be substituted, but won't taste as good)


Instructions for Making the Original KFC Recipe

Blend all of the Kentucky Fried Chicken ingredients for the coating in a blender.
The fried chicken coating is enough for a whole chicken, cut up. Soak the chicken pieces in buttermilk for at least one hour in the refrigerator. Remove chicken from buttermilk and roll in the chicken coating mixture above. Let chicken sit at room temperature while waiting for the oil to get hot.
Deep fry if possible for the most authentic copy of the original Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe. If that is not possible, use a cast iron skillet. Do not crowd the chicken when placing into the skillet. Use lard or shortening if you really want that original Kentucky Fried Chicken taste. If you're making this chicken recipe, chances are you weren't looking for low-fat, healthy recipes. ;)
Brown the chicken in the skillet on high heat. Then turn down the heat and cover the pan. Cook until the fried chicken is done, about 30 minutes. During the last 5 or 10 minutes, uncover the pan and turn up the heat. This will crisp up the fried chicken. Be careful not to burn the chicken during this last step.
Remove the fried chicken and drain on paper towels. Serve while still hot.

We have only tried this recipe with boneless chicken breast, those unbreaded strips that come in 2 1/2 pound bags [Western Family] Thaw and coat with breading mix. Let those sit for about 5 minutes, then dip them in buttermilk, or can milk will do just fine. Roll again in breading mix coating them well, and deep fry. Won't take long to get done if you use chicken strips, they cook in around 5 to 9 minutes. You may want to follow the cooking directions above for chicken with bone.

1 comment:

Rockhunter said...

Did you check out Black Sheep or other store that cater to campers...They might have the soup. I think I saw it at wal-mart but not sure. I know there was some kind of tomato soup in a pouch. I never looked to see if it was dried but thought it unusual in a pouch.