Famous KFC recipe out of the bag

So, at last, here it is.

Prep: 30 minutes
Soak: 20-30 minutes
Cook: 15-18 minutes
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 tablespoon dried basil leaves
1/3 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
1 tablespoon celery salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried mustard
4 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons garlic salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
3 tablespoons ground white pepper
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
1 chicken, cut up, the breast pieces cut in half for more even frying
Expeller-pressed canola oil

- Mix the flour in a bowl with all the herbs and spices; set aside.

- Mix the buttermilk and egg together in a separate bowl until combined. Soak the chicken in the buttermilk mixture at room temperature, 20-30 minutes.

- Remove chicken from the buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off. Dip the chicken pieces in the herb-spice-flour mixture to coat all sides, shaking off excess. Allow to sit on a rack over a baking sheet, 20 minutes.

- Meanwhile, heat about 3 inches of the oil in a large Dutch oven (or similar heavy pot with high sides) over medium-high heat to 350F degrees. Use a deep-frying thermometer to check the temperature. When temperature is reached, lower the heat to medium to maintain it at 350F. Fry 3 or 4 pieces at a time, being careful not to crowd the pot. Fry until medium golden brown, turning once, which should take 15-18 minutes. Transfer chicken pieces to a baking sheet covered with paper towels. Repeat with remaining chicken.

I'm sure this recipe was supposedly "leaked out" a couple of years ago?

This is interesting, but does anyone else have a problem believing they really do all that? It's a crappy fast-food chain, after all ...

After sucking on a KFC CLAW some years ago I have not set foot in them ever since....(shudder)

Syl wrote:After sucking on a KFC CLAW some years ago I have not set foot in them ever since....(shudder)

I'd be crowing about that for a while -- that would really ruffle my feathers.

Ben Reilly wrote:

Syl wrote:After sucking on a KFC CLAW some years ago I have not set foot in them ever since....(shudder)

I'd be crowing about that for a while -- that would really ruffle my feathers.

Chicken.

eddie wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:

Syl wrote:After sucking on a KFC CLAW some years ago I have not set foot in them ever since....(shudder)

I'd be crowing about that for a while -- that would really ruffle my feathers.

Chicken.

No need to stick your beak in.

Ben Reilly wrote:

eddie wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:

Syl wrote:After sucking on a KFC CLAW some years ago I have not set foot in them ever since....(shudder)

I'd be crowing about that for a while -- that would really ruffle my feathers.

Chicken.

No need to stick your beak in.

You're so henpecked.

Syl wrote:After sucking on a KFC CLAW some years ago I have not set foot in them ever since....(shudder)

Clucking hell!

The special ingredients include bogies and beard dandruff.
Poor chicks have a truly shit life. Death at 50 days is a blessing for them

eddie wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:
I'd be crowing about that for a while -- that would really ruffle my feathers.

Chicken.

eddie wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote: No need to stick your beak in.

You're so henpecked.

Calm down, no need to get in a flap over nothing.  

All this hilarity started by me saying I sucked on a KFC claw....I was traumatised I tell ya.

Hahaha Syl people can be so cold and unfeeling. x

True....especially when they are not the ones who had to pull one of these from out of their mouths.

Eww. Could've been worse. One of those talons could've been inexplicably missing.