Ashley Christensens Fried Chicken Recipe 425 Food

ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN'S FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• To brine the chicken, bring the water to a boil, add in the sugar and 1½ cup salt, stir until dissolved, and remove from the heat. Combine the brine and ice in a large food-safe container. Place the chicken in the brine, cover, and refrigerate for at least 10 hours and no longer than 12 hours. When ready to fry the chicken, fill a large cast-iron skillet with enough canola oil to come halfway up the sides, and heat to 325°F. Meanwhile, fill a paper grocery bag with the flour and remaining 1 tsp. salt, fold closed, and shake to combine. Fill a large bowl with the buttermilk. Remove the chicken pieces from the brine, and pat them dry. One by one, dip the chicken pieces in the buttermilk, lift to briefly drain the excess, then place in the grocery bag with the flour mixture. Fold the bag closed, and shake to thoroughly coat the chicken with the flour mixture, about 30 seconds. Shake the excess flour from the chicken pieces, and fry in the skillet, turning once, until done (155°F on the interior for white meat, 165°F on the interior for dark meat), adjusting the heat of the oil as necessary to maintain 325°F.

ASHLEY'S AND JOJO'S FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Peel and roughly chop onion and rosemary. Stir in a large bowl or plastic container along with sugar and entire bottle of italian dressing. Add chicken to mixture and refrigerate for at least six hours.
• Remove chicken from marinade and put in a clean, empty bowl or a clean kitchen sink. Season chicken with half of the garlic powder, half of the onion powder, and half of the cajun seasoning. Toss the chicken around and rub the spices very well into the skin of the chicken.
• In another bowl beat eggs and worchestershire sauce very well.
• Add flour and remaining, garlic powder, onion powder, and cajun seasoning into a ziploc bag. Seal the bag and shake very well to blend the flour and spices.
• Dip each piece of chicken into egg mixture, then into flour mixture and then drop into the hot oil. Do not overcrowd chicken into skillet. Deep fry until bone in chicken is white.
• Place on a cooling rack or paper towel and let cool.
• Serve.

OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Boil the water and add in the sugar and 1 1/2 cup of salt, stirring the mixture until it has dissolved to create a brine.
• Remove from the heat and combine the brine with some ice in a large, food-safe container.
• Place the chicken in the brine, cover, and refrigerate for at least 10 hours and for no longer than 12 hours.
• When ready to cook, fill a large skillet half-way with canola oil and heat to 325 degrees F.
• Fill a brown paper bag with the flour and the 1 teaspoon of salt, fold the top closed and shake the bag to combine the ingredients.
• Fill a large bowl with the buttermilk. Remove the chicken from the brine and pat the pieces dry.
• One by one, dip the chicken pieces into the buttermilk, lift them to drain the excess, then place them in the grocery bag with the flour mixture.
• Fold the bag closed and then shake it to thoroughly coat the chicken with the flour mixture (about 30 seconds).
• Shake the excess flour from the chicken pieces and fry them in the skillet, adjusting the heat of the oil as necessary to maintain it at 325 degrees, turning each over once, until they are done.
• Done should be 155 degrees on the interior for white meat and 165 degrees on the interior for dark meat.