Fried Chicken!! HELP?

Question

I need some tips on making fried chicken, I just cant get it right!!!

Also I heard Oven Fried Chicken is good too???? any recipes and tips for that too would be great.

THANKS

Answer 1

Well if you like really crunchy fried chicken then I have a couple ideas.

Make flour mixture: flour, seasoning salt, black pepper

Make Egg Wash: eggs, water beat well

Crunchy coating: Finely Crushed Corn Flakes, Seasoning Salt

Coat chicken in flour, then egg, then press into crunchy coating.

Fry in Butter Flavor Crisco

Answer 2

I used to make fried chicken at least once a week, but now I make oven fried chicken instead. It is easier and less time consuming. When making oven fried chicken you must remember to turn your chicken halfway through the cooking process. You also need to make sure the oil you put in the pan prior to cooking the chicken covers the entire bottom of the pan. It helps when you need to turn the chicken. I also add a little cayenne pepper and garlic salt to the dipping mixture. I hope that I have been some help to you in this matter.

Answer 3

My secret and I'm told I make awesome fried chicken!
I soak my chicken in salt water for about an hour before I tend to fry it. My batter is 1/2 flour and 1/2 cornstarch with tony chachere's seasoning added to it in a gallon zip lock, then I make my egg batter 4 eggs with a splash of milk I also season this. I heat my oil on high until it is hot almost to the point it is smoking. I then take my chicken out of the salt water and dry it off, dip it in the egg mixture, then put it in the flour and shake, repeat. Place it carefully in the hot oil when I have it all battered and in the pan I let it cook for 2 minutes to make the flour crispy then turn it down to med. for some reason if I don't let it cook for a minute or two on high it doesn't turn out as well. Make sure the oil is deep and 3/4 covers the chicken and the pieces do not touch and have about 2 inches space around them. I can measure the cooking by the way it looks now, but at first I used a thermometer, takes about 45 minutes to cook breasts and 15 to 20 to cook legs and wings. When you flip it careful! you are dealing with very hot oil, I use tongs and carefully flip it to the other side, the cooked side should look nice and golden brown, and I like to cook the rib sides first. :-)

Answer 4

I use egg to hold the breading on. Make sure the oil is hot before you deep fry.

I don't know if this is 'oven fried', but when making chicken parmesean, sometimes I'll bread and lightly fry the chicken before baking to get a crispy coating, and then bake it to let the chicken finish cooking. That way, you'll get a crispy coating without needing to put hot grease all the way through the chicken.

Answer 5

I NEVER EVER fry chicken! I'm kind of health conscience, and the only way to properly fry chicken is to deep fry it and add a bunch of MSG to the batter. If you REALLY want to make good fried chicken, go to a KFC copycat website, and it will give you battering instructions.

This is how I oven-fry my chicken:

Chicken pieces
2 eggs beaten with a splash of milk
Cornflake crumbs or seasoned bread crumbs
Melted butter

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with no-stick spray. Set the cookie sheet aside.

Then dip chicken in the egg & milk and roll in the cornflake crumbs. Place the coated chicken pieces on the prepared cookie sheet. Drizzle melted butter over.

Bake for 45 to 55 minutes for breasts or 20 to 30 minutes for the pieces. (Don't turn chicken while baking
baking.)

This is really easy, and once you try it, you'll love it. My family LOVES this chicken, and you never have to worry about messy oil!

Answer 6

This is what I do....
1. Heat canola or vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat measuring about 2/3 the way up the pan
2.Beat three eggs with a little bit of half and half or milk
3. In a gallon ziploc bag, mix two cups of flour, salt and pepper (to taste), 2 tbs chili powder, 2 tbs garlic powder, and 2 tbs parsley
4.Take your thinly sliced boneless chicken breast and dip it in the egg mixture, than in the flour mixture(its fun to close the bag and shake it!)
5. Repeat # 4
6. Transfer the chicken in to the now boiling oil and wait until they are crisp and dark golden brown (about 10 minutes).

tip- I like to use flour instead of bread crumbs becaus they look more like your typical kfc chicken this way

Answer 7

After the chicken is cleaned, I like to soak my chicken in a buttermilk and hot sauce mixture.

I than put the soaked chicken into a ziploc bag with flour and shake it until it's coated with the flour.

I then remove the coated chicken parts and fry them in a wok.

For some reason when I fry chicken in a wok it turns out better than anything else I've used.

I let it drain after removing from the wok and bake it for a little while.

Answer 8

The best tip I can give you is to marinate your chicken in buttermilk for a few hours before you put the flour coating on it. It tenderizes the meat and makes the flour stick on better.

Delicious Oven Fried Chicken:
whole chicken, cut up
buttermilk
1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp. Emeril's Essence
4 Tbsp. margarine or butter

Place chicken in zip-top plastic bag. Add buttermilk to cover. Place in refrigerator for 4 hours or longer.
Heat oven to 425. Place margarine in baking dish in hot oven to melt.
Place flour and Essence in paper bag or shallow bowl. Coat chicken pieces with flour mixture and place in melted margarine in baking dish. Bake 30 minutes. Turn pieces over and bake 25-30 minutes longer, until done.

Answer 9

The easiest way to fry chicken is in a deep fryer....buy one from Walmart about $40 by General Electric


Season your chicken parts with Lawrys Season Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Powder

Place chicken in your deep fryer and fry till the chicken is floating

Answer 10

What I do is put some spices on the chicken and bake it at an oven temperature of 400 until it looks and smells done. It is quite tasty and juicy.