How To Make Southern Fried Chicken

poenut  (14 days ago)

Looks good. As a southerner, I can tell ya that it's the buttermilk that makes it "southern fried chicken." Looks like southern fried chicken to me! We don't typically boil the chicken first though--just batter and fry the suckers :P

Anonymous  (28 days ago)

Authenticity is in the eye of the beholder. This is a simple and useful explanation of the techniques involved, and surely individuals have enough brain to adapt it to their tastes ? As for poaching it first - massively more sensible and safer than trusting to luck that it is cooked through.

Anonymous  (34 days ago)

I agree. Maybe this would be less controversial if they just called it fried chicken as it is NOT southern in anyway!

Anonymous  (44 days ago)

Boiling it first makes sense, we use a pressure frier that uses the water in the chicken to pressurise. I'd imagine that the hot steam escaping the chicken would also boil the chicken, which is what leaves it moist and not horribly oily and burnt as so much 'Authentic' southern fried chicken usually is.

rhiann FOR OTHER WAYS IOF MAKING BUTTERMILK YOU WELL NEED FAT FREE OR LOW FAT MILK and mix it with either lemon juce or white vinegar leave to stand for 5mins and it should be done:)

havnt tried it yet but i might try it out with chicken brests instead of leg dunno could taste better?

Anonymous  (85 days ago)

tried this recipe last night i have to agree with other reviews that you need to add more spice to give it an extra kick but on the whole very nice

Only suggestion I would make is (if you like chicken spicy) is add a little more cayenne pepper than what is suggested. It will give it just a little "kick." Overall, it was real good!