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Chicken Recipe

2008-12-14T07:50:00.001-08:00

KFC Chicken Recipe

Colonel Sanders prepared the chicken recipe about half a century ago and it is really quite hard to duplicate this recipe as it uses secret combination of herbs.
To protect their top secret recipe, KFC has portions of the secret blend of herbs premixed at two confidential spice companies. After that, the blend is distributed to the KFC's offices located at different, where they are finally combined for use. There is one more point to note, KFC uses pressure cookers to fry their chicken pieces so unless you have a way of pressure frying at home, it will be quite difficult for you to duplicate KFC chicken recipe.

If you want to fry super crusty and crispy chicken like KFC, you need to dip your chicken pieces in egg, then flour, then egg then flour coating. After that, you need to fry it in a pressure cooker so that you will get the exact same crusty and crispy taste to your fried chicken which KFC is so eager to protect at all cost. Before you proceed further it is advisable to go through the article KFC Secret Recipe to know about the secret mix of the herbs used by KFC to derive that special taste.

To prepare the KFC Chicken you will require the following ingredients:

1 tablespoon powdered sage leaves
1 teaspoon powdered dry ginger
1 tablespoon crushed rosemary leaves
1 pack of tomato soup mix
1 tablespoon crushed Mexican Origanum leaves
1 teaspoon sweet marjoram
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon hot pepper powder
1 chicken cut into frying pieces
1 1/2 teaspoon crushed wild thyme leaves
150 grams all purpose flour blended nicely with secret herbs combination
2 tablespoon of garlic salt
2 tablespoon of powdered chicken soup cubes
2 tablespoon of onion salt
2 eggs
160 milliliters of milk
40 gram brown sugar
3 tablespoon of dry minced parsley leaves

Method
You have to put all the ingredients mentioned above in a blender and blend it for 3 to 4 minutes barring flour, eggs and milk.
Next, combine the eggs and milk and beat it to a smooth consistency after that add the previously blended herbs and work out a homogeneous mixture. and take the flour on a baking paper sheet.

Now, dip the chicken pieces in the mixture and roll them on the flour until they are perfectly coated. Fry the pieces in a pressure cooker if you have one or you can just fry them at 365 degrees F (185° C) ascertained by dropping a 2 inch square of bread, it should turn golden brown in about 60 seconds. in the hot oil fry the chicken pieces for 20 to 30 minutes, occasionally turning them so that they are cooked evenly after the chicken pieces are fried golden brown.

Drain the fried chicken for a while on the tissue paper so that it won't be so oily and greasy. Serve them hot.

Kentucky Fried Chicken

2008-12-14T07:49:00.001-08:00

KFC Original Recipe for Chicken

The original recipe chicken of KFC was created almost half a century ago and this is the recipe which made KFC famous. This recipe uses secret herb combination generously and that is the reason behind the special taste of the recipe. To know about the secret combination of the herbs go through the article KFC Secret Recipe. To prepare KFC original recipe chicken you will require following ingredients:

1 chicken, cut into required size for frying pieces
150 grams all purpose flour
50 grams of KFC secret spice (prepared as per the directions given in the article)
1 Pack of Tomato Soup
2 egg whites well beaten
160 milliliters of milk
Sufficient quantity of vegetable oil or lard to cover the bottom of your frying pan about 1/2 inch deep.

Method

To make the Original recipe chicken you should combine egg whites and milk and mix well. When you are done set it aside. Now combine flour with secret spice and soup mix and work out a evenly blended mixture. The next step is to dip the chicken pieces in milk-egg white mixture let all excess coating drip down and then roll the chicken pieces in the flour-secret spice mixture. Repeat procedure two times more.
Now fry the pieces over medium heat for 25 to 30 minutes, turning often. Please take care to cover the lid of the frying pan to get the better results. When both sides are fried golden brown remove from fire. Drain the excess oil and serve hot.

KFC Chicken

2008-12-14T07:40:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon onion salt
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground oregano
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon basil leaves, crushed
1 teaspoon marjoram leaves, crushed finely

Directions

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Combine all ingredients as listed in a small jar with a tight fitting lid (baby food jars work good). Shake mixture to combine. Stores for months. Keep out of direct sunlight, heat and humidity.
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(makes about 1/3 cup)
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To Use:
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Mix together 4 teaspoons mixture, 1 cup flour, 2 Tbls. packed light brown sugar and 1 teaspoons salt. Place in a doubled plastic food bag and add chicken to coat. Fry, drain on paper towels, serve!

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

2008-12-14T07:32:00.000-08:00

This healthy alternative has the same great taste as deep fried chicken without all of the grease, the risk of being splashed with hot oil, and (most importantly) without all of the calories!

Serves 6 to 8
270 Calories

(Get Porsche’s recipe when you read more)

Ingredients

1/2 cup (about 20) whole-grain salted crackers, crumbled until fine
2 1/2 cups corn cereal flakes, crumbled (will turn in to about 1/2 cup)
3/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 egg whites
1 cup lowfat, plain yogurt
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 medium sized skinless chicken pieces (your choice or thigh, breast)

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with olive oil.
Combine the crackers and corn cereal crumbs, seasoning salt, and garlic powder in a shallow bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine egg whites, yogurt, Dijon mustard, and salt. Add the chicken pieces and coat thoroughly with the yogurt mixture. One at a time, dip the chicken pieces in the cracker mixture, packing crumbs onto chicken. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet and spray lightly with olive oil cooking spray. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a knife. Enjoy!