Best ever super crispy, golden fried chicken with loaded flavors
Course Snack, Starters
Cuisine American
Keyword Baking, Chicken
Prep Time 16 hourshours
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 16 hourshours25 minutesminutes
Servings 8people
Calories 252kcal
Author Muktha H S
Ingredients
6-8Chicken Drumstickspreferably with skin on
3cupsButtermilk
Vegetable oil for deep frying
For Brine
400mlHot waterboiling
5Bay leavestorn into pieces
1Celery stalk and few fresh leaves
6clovesGarlic crushed
3peels of Onion
3tablespoonpepper cornsroughly crushed
5tablespoonSalt
2tablespoonBrown Sugar
400mlWaterroom temperature
For Flour Mix
1cupPlain Flour
1teaspoonBaking Powder
½teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonOnion powder
1teaspoonGarlic powder
1 ½teaspoonPepper powder
1teaspoonSmoked Paprika
1teaspoonCayenne Pepper
For Garnish
Fresh Thyme or parsley
Lemon wedges
Instructions
Brining
Into a large stainless-steel pan, add 2 cups of boiling hot water.
Add torn bay leaves , celery stalks, crushed garlic, black pepper corns, Onion peels, brown sugar, salt.
Add 2 cups of more water at room temperature and whisk well until salt and sugar is dissolved completely.
Score chicken pieces until the bones. Place chicken pieces in brine.
Cover the top and place it in fridge for 6-8 hours.
Butter Milking
After brining chicken for 8 long hours or overnight, chicken looks well hydrated and plump.
Remove chicken from the brine, shake off liquids and put it into zip lock bag.
Pour 3 cups of buttermilk into zip lock bags. Coat all chicken pieces well in buttermilk. Push air out off the bag and seal the chicken inside zip lock bag. Acidity in buttermilk helps to tenderize chicken.
Place the butter milked chicken back in fridge for another 8 hours.
Coating in Flour / Batter
In a bowl add plain flour, baking powder , salt , pepper , onion powder , garlic powder , smoked paprika , cayenne pepper and pepper powder . You can add or replace with any spices of your choice and flavours.
Mix well everything and prepare spice flour mixture to coat chicken.
Remove chicken from buttermilk. Shake off excess liquids and dip in directly in spice flour mix.
Get your fingers in and coat the slit areas around.
Frying Chicken
Heat oil in a thick deep bottom pan .
Place chicken in hot oil without overcrowding
Toss and cook until golden brown on all sides just for few minutes. It make take around 3 to 4 minutes only. Make sure you just get a golden colour evenly on all sides of chicken.
Remove it on to a lined baking tray. Arrange all fried chicken on baking tray in one layer. Add some fresh parsley or thyme for some aromatic flavours.
Baking Chicken
Place the tray in pre heated oven at 175 degree C. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
Remove chicken from baking tray onto a wire mesh.
Garnish with some fresh herbs and lemon wedges.
Serve immediately with ketch up , mayonnaise and some cabbage slaw.
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Notes
Don't skip any of these steps as each steps helps in adding flavors.
It's best served as soon as it's fried. It will turn soggy and loose it's crispiness, if its sits longer.