Fry in batches. A broken crust is vastly preferable to undercooked chicken. You can reuse cooking oil even after frying raw chicken, vegetables, and battered foods. Let the oil cool. Heat oil in a deep fryer to degrees F degrees C.
In small batches, fry chicken 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove chicken, and drain on paper towels. On the flip side, if the heat is too low, it can take too long for the chicken to fry, and it will become over-dense, oily, and leaden.
In shallow dish, mix flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture. Cook chicken in oil, skin sides down, about 10 minutes or until light brown; reduce heat to low. Turn chicken skin sides up. Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens tip 1.
Fried Chicken in yellow pan with cornbread. Photo by Meredith. Set up a "dredging station" to minimize mess and make cleanup easy. Put your ingredients and mixtures into large shallow bowls or baking dishes. This dry-wet-dry method helps the ingredients stick to the chicken pieces. Have one "wet hand" and one "dry hand" -- and use your "wet" hand to transfer chicken from the wet mixture to the coating bowl.
Place the coated chicken on the parchment- or wax paper-lined baking sheet. Before easing the coated chicken pieces into hot fat, allow them to rest, which will give the coating a chance to adhere. Do this step in the refrigerator if you won't be frying the chicken within half an hour. Allow the cold chicken to come to room temperature before frying or the oil temperature will drop and the chicken will cook unevenly and the coating won't get crispy.
Battering Up Fried Chicken with 3 bowls. To get truly golden-brown and crispy chicken, use a cast iron skillet. You can't beat a heavy cast iron pan for even heat distribution and reliable frying.
However, while perfectly crispy fried chicken thighs may not be healthy for your body, they are healthy we think for your soul and mind. And, last but not least, we would argue that homemade is always a little healthier than store-bought or restaurant-made fried chicken, so we do think that making this homemade fried chicken recipe is a healthier way to satisfy your craving than grabbing it at a drive through. Classic fried chicken demands some truly classic, all-American side dishes.
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