Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe | The Cooking World

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe | The Cooking World

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In this week's We Cook Books Recipe, we decided to share one of our favorites, if not our favorite, Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe.

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Ingredients

  • Two 1.1 to 1.3 kg (2½- to 3-pound) chickens
  • 5 lemons, halved
  • 12 bay leaves
  • 113 g (4 ounces) flat-leaf parsley
  • 28 g (1 ounce) thyme
  • 170 g (1/2 cup) clover honey
  • 1 head garlic, halved through the equator
  • 36 g (1/4 cup) black peppercorns
  • 280 g (2 cups) Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • 7 1/2 l (2 gallons) water
  • Peanut or canola oil for deep-frying
  • 950 g (1 quart) buttermilk
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 720 g ( 6 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 20 g (1/4 cup) garlic powder
  • 20 g (1/4 cup) onion powder
  • 10 g (1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon) paprika
  • 10 g (1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon) cayenne
  • 20 g (1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon) kosher salt
  • 2 g (1 teaspoon) freshly ground black pepper
  • Ground fleur de sel or fine sea salt
  • Rosemary and thyme sprigs for garnish

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