Ok so stage 2 of making Good Fried Chicken is the dusting.
Some people call this breading I call it dusting or coating.
Same process.
Due to the chicken being in the brine for the last 24 hours it has both tightened up the meat and helped to break down some of the tougher muscle strands.
My Seasoning mix tends to change depending on mood and what I have on the shelf and how excited I am about life at the time. Mostly though for a more generic fried chicken like this one I go flavourful but basic.
Seasoning blend. (This is a double batch which I find is perfect for the normal 2.5Kg bags of frozen mixed chicken pieces. This lot is the ones from Sainsbury’s and cost a whole £4.99 at this time) 6 cups plain flour 4 Tablespoons Garlic Powder 4 Tablespoons Onion Powder 4 Tablespoons Mixed Herbs 4 Tablespoons Mushroom Umami Powder 1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika Salt and pepper to taste
Coat your chicken well… especially the flappy bits get your seasoning all up in there!!!
Now if you were wanting to do a double coat this is where I would use buttermilk as my wet mix. If you don’t have buttermilk you can use a mix of 3 parts plain yoghurt to 1 part milk. Either way make sure it completely coats the chicken before getting it back into more of the seasoning blend.
You can do this ahead of time and today I have as Tanny made us breakfast this morning. Just cover it up and pop in the fridge until you need it.
Yes you can also freeze it at this point IF you used fresh chicken portions. So you can grab chicken ready to go whenever you want it.
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Ok so stage 2 of making Good Fried Chicken is the dusting.
Some people call this breading I call it dusting or coating.
Same process.
Due to the chicken being in the brine for the last 24 hours it has both tightened up the meat and helped to break down some of the tougher muscle strands.
My Seasoning mix tends to change depending on mood and what I have on the shelf and how excited I am about life at the time. Mostly though for a more generic fried chicken like this one I go flavourful but basic.
Seasoning blend.
(This is a double batch which I find is perfect for the normal 2.5Kg bags of frozen mixed chicken pieces. This lot is the ones from Sainsbury’s and cost a whole £4.99 at this time)
6 cups plain flour
4 Tablespoons Garlic Powder
4 Tablespoons Onion Powder
4 Tablespoons Mixed Herbs
4 Tablespoons Mushroom Umami Powder
1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
Coat your chicken well… especially the flappy bits get your seasoning all up in there!!!
Now if you were wanting to do a double coat this is where I would use buttermilk as my wet mix. If you don’t have buttermilk you can use a mix of 3 parts plain yoghurt to 1 part milk.
Either way make sure it completely coats the chicken before getting it back into more of the seasoning blend.
You can do this ahead of time and today I have as Tanny made us breakfast this morning. Just cover it up and pop in the fridge until you need it.
Yes you can also freeze it at this point IF you used fresh chicken portions. So you can grab chicken ready to go whenever you want it.
Watch this space for what happens next …
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