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Easy Fried Chicken

The easiest fried chicken that's crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside! My 2 step dredging uses a wet batter to save time!
Prep Time3 hours
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken, fried chicken
Servings: 6
Author: Chris Joe

Ingredients

Chicken

Seasoning Mix

Wet Batter

  • 1 cup seasoning mix
  • 1 cup water cold

Neutral oil for frying

    Instructions

    • Pierce chicken carefully with a knife and brine with whole milk (or water), salt, garlic, black peppercorns, and bay leaves. Brine for 2-3 hours or overnight for best results.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, kosher salt, white pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and baking powder and whisk until combined.
    • Take 1 cup of your seasoning mix and combine in a separate bowl with cold water and mix until smooth.
    • Remove the chicken from the brine and spoon a few tablespoons of brine into the seasoning mix and rub together with your hands to create small clumps. These craggily bits will add extra texture to the chicken.
    • Dip each piece of chicken in the wet batter and let any excess drip off. Immediately dredge in seasoning mix and press the mix into the chicken until completely coated. Let rest on a baking sheet while you heat up your oil.
    • In a large cast iron pan, dutch oven, or heavy bottomed pan/wok, fry chicken at 350F for 8-12 minutes (depending on size of the chicken) until the internal temperature reads 165F.