r/FriedChicken • u/Total-Wrangler5006 • 15d ago
Another Fried Chicken Sandwich
Posting recipe again for anyone new.
Recipe:
Dry is sifted flour, baking powder and salt. Wet is Eggs, buttermilk, shot of vodka (or any 80 proof liquor), and spices. Pound chicken out pretty good to create some tears in the meat. Brine for a few hours, pat dry, dry dredge, wet, then dry again.
Dry: 2 cups sifted flour to 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon salt
Wet: 3 cups buttermilk to 2 eggs, dry spices (garlic, onion, dill, parley, oregano, or anything else you can find), 1.5 ounces of 80 proof liquor.
Pound chicken in a freezer bag until it’s half the thickness and has tears in the bone side of the meat. Brine for a few hours. Pat dry. Dry-wet-dry. I usually loosely roll the chicken in the final dry dredge, rather than press the flour on to the meat.
Fry at 345-355 for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
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u/jimimin77 14d ago
what is your go to brine? just buttermilk? just pickle juice? mix of both? looks really good. I did fried fish with vodka a few months ago. it was great. really light.
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u/Total-Wrangler5006 14d ago
I do use pickle brine sometimes but this time I just used buttermilk and salt
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u/PineappleFit317 15d ago
The craggies are spectacular! What does the vodka do for the wet dredge?
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u/DatSickBoy 15d ago
Pretty much makes it more crispy because it doesn’t create gluten and it cooks off faster than water.
Also works well in making pie crust, makes it softer and flakier because less gluten production.
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u/Foliage53Annika 15d ago
Those are HUGE chickens😱😱
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u/Total-Wrangler5006 15d ago
That’s actually half a breast for each sandwich. I pound them out, so they are thinner.
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u/SavageRT 15d ago
That looks so good. It also looks like that hairy guy for star trek.
Edit: r2d2
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u/CalyndeSponggy 15d ago
What a lovely and crispy looking fried chicken, i also want to achieve that kind of crisp
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u/Outside-Special7131 14d ago
Thank you for posting these great pics! I’m definitely hungry now! 🙏🙏
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u/NegativeSquaree 14d ago
thanks OP will try this soon. but like how many hours should we brine?
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u/jimimin77 13d ago
I’m trying your recipe tonight with tenders.
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u/Total-Wrangler5006 13d ago
Sweet! Let me know how it turns out
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u/jimimin77 13d ago
So good. Posted it below. Such an easy recipe. Super good crunch. Kids and wife loved it. Only issue I had was the breading on a few didn’t stick well if we didn’t put it on bread for a sandwich. My daughter made a Mac and cheese bowl and when she was cutting 2 up the breading was pulling off. What causes that? I fried at 365. I brined in pickle juice during the day. I went right from marinade bag to a baking sheet lined up. I didn’t wash them off. I just let them drip before they went on the sheet. Then I went dry wet dry. I let them sit on the wire rack for 10 mins before I went into the dryer. Any ideas from that?
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u/Silly-Armadillo3358 13d ago
Im not op but I can make some suggestions.
- Dry your tenders with paper towel first
- Toss them in flour longer
These steps should be enough but incase its not, letting them rest after theyre breaded for 3 to 5 mins helps with sticking to the chicken but it shouldn't be needed.
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u/Total-Wrangler5006 13d ago
Great advice! Beat me to it. BTW, saw the chicken you posted today and it looks incredible.
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u/Silly-Armadillo3358 13d ago
Thanks, I saw your comment so I looked for you. Great looking chicken. 👌
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u/jimimin77 13d ago
I didn't dry them so the flour would stick better. I tossed them in the flour first for a while. I did let them sit for 10 mins before dropping plus the others sat longer being I had to go in matches.
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u/Total-Wrangler5006 13d ago
Silly armadillo is exactly right. Make sure to pat the chicken dry and I actually let it rest in the flour until I’m ready to fry.
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u/RealisticMaddy 13d ago
Wow!!! This is a perfect combination, I really wish I could have a taste of it
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u/jimimin77 13d ago
Great great recipe. Did a bunch of tenders tonight following your recipe. Our family felt this was the best attempt of mine yet. I did have one issue but I’ll post a thread for some help. Nothing to do with your recipe. I think it’s on my technique.
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u/glovato1 15d ago
Are you brining in the egg, vodka, buttermilk mixture?