'KFC' style chicken

Penelope_Penguin

Sarahlou wrote: »

..without being sued by the colonel

Saw some SFC in Asda but it looked a bit..well naff! £3 for 3 thighs and 3 drumsticks.

Dip your chicken in seasoned flour, and deep fry Easy :T

Penny. x

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Hi sarahlou,

There's an earlier thread with some recipes that may help so I've added your post to it to keep the replies together.

There are more recipes here:

Southern Fried Chicken

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Any

Hi everyone,

My OH would like me to make him spicy chicken in breadcrumbs like they do in KFC (he likes the idea, but he doesn't trust take away chains like KFC or McDonalds). I have deep fat frier and breadcrumbs, thats no problem.

But I don't know how:
1/ how to make it spicy - do you roll the chicken in something spicy before your flour, egg & breadcrumbs?

2/how long to leave the chickend drumstick in deep fat frier for to make sure they are cooked through?

Any help appreciated

Thank you

Tealady_2

Hi

When I make HM KFC at home I add cajun seasoning or chilli powder to the breadcrumbs. Prefer the flavour of the cajun personally. I only fry in the deep fat frier to seal and then bake in the oven. If you cook fully in the fryer they tend to be burnt on the outside and raw in the middle still.

HTH

Pink.

Hi Any,

There's an existing thread with lots of recipes and links that may help so I've added your thread to it to keep the replies together.

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Any

Tealady wrote: »

Hi

When I make HM KFC at home I add cajun seasoning or chilli powder to the breadcrumbs. Prefer the flavour of the cajun personally. I only fry in the deep fat frier to seal and then bake in the oven. If you cook fully in the fryer they tend to be burnt on the outside and raw in the middle still.

HTH

Thank you
Isn't the oil in the deep fat frier a bit spicy afterwards though? Does it not leave any taste in the oil?

If so I might do it as a last thing before having to change the oil anyway.

anguk

I don't use the deep fat fryer for my home-made kfc because, as you say, the spices taint the oil. I just put some oil in a frying pan and seal the chicken in that then stick it in the oven to cook.

Liz_M

Any wrote: »

Hi everyone,

My OH would like me to make him spicy chicken in breadcrumbs like they do in KFC (he likes the idea, but he doesn't trust take away chains like KFC or McDonalds). I have deep fat frier and breadcrumbs, thats no problem.

But I don't know how:
1/ how to make it spicy - do you roll the chicken in something spicy before your flour, egg & breadcrumbs?

2/how long to leave the chickend drumstick in deep fat frier for to make sure they are cooked through?

Any help appreciated

Thank you

Hey, not sure about those 2 questions really, but their spicy chicken doesn't have breadcrumbs on it. Just thought I'd let you know before you give it a go

Liz_M

Oh yeah and about the recipe at the start - it can't be the 'secret recipe' because as the walls of the KFC restaraunt say, the secret recipe has 11 herbs and spices
But as noone will probably ever work out the real recipe, maybe that one is the closest to it

outofmoney

Regarding the real recipe, it contains no hot spices. I have a very bad allergy to them and can spot the tiniest and there definitely isn't any curry or similar.