Recipe: KFC Extra Crispy Chicken - copycat recipes (2)

KFC EXTRA CRISPY CHICKEN
Source: NBC 17, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill; 2003

Now you can reproduce the taste and crunchy breaded texture of KFC Extra Crispy Chicken. Unlike the Original Recipe chicken recipe, uses a pressure fryer, this version is deep-fried:

1 whole frying chicken, cut up
6 to 12 cups vegetable shortening
BRINE SOLUTION:
4 cups cold water
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon MSG
COATING:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon popcorn salt
1 teaspoon MSG
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Trim any excess skin and fat from the chicken pieces.

Preheat the shortening in a deep fryer to 350 degrees. Use the amount of shortening recommended by the manufacturer of your fryer.

Combine the water, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon MSG for the brine solution in a large bowl. Stir to dissolve salt. Add the chicken to the bowl and let it sit for 20 minutes.

Combine the dry coating ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well.

When the chicken has soaked in the brine solution for 20 minutes, coat each piece with the flour mixture and then arrange each piece on a plate or baking sheet. When all the pieces have been coated, drop one at a time back into the water again, then into the flour. This time roll each piece of chicken around with your fingers several times so that the coating builds up. This build-up of coating will make the chicken crispy. Arrange the chicken on the plate again until each piece has been coated. Let the chicken rest for about 5 minutes so that the coating sticks.

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees.

Drop the chicken, one piece at a time, into the hot shortening. Fry 3 to 4 pieces of the chicken at a time for 12 to 15 minutes, or until each one is golden brown. Be sure to turn the chicken halfway through the cooking time so that each piece cooks evenly.

Remove the chicken to a rack to drain for about 5 minutes before eating, then put the chicken into the warm oven while the other pieces are frying.

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Recipe(tried): Extra Crispy KFC
Board: Copycat/Restaurant Recipe Requests at Recipelink.com
From: Midg, Canada 3-20-2002