Remember Sunday dinners when you were a kid? Those delicious meals of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy and corn on the cob do not have to be a distant memory. Make the same memories for your own family with this simple recipe. It is your choice to use either regular chicken pieces with the bone in or to use boneless chicken. Boneless chicken will not take as long to cook but it still benefits from the tasty breading.
Serve this dish with tasty mashed potatoes and pan gravy, corn on the cob, and a fresh green salad if you want to go for traditional fare. Another tasty combination is cooked greens and potato salad. However, you decide to adorn your table, the fried chicken will be the star of the show. Use seasonal vegetables to highlight this fabulous meal.
You will hear that fried chicken is not good for you. While this may have some truth to it, unless you are eating it every single day, it will not hurt to indulge in an old favorite occasionally. You can always save it for a special occasion or to celebrate a special accomplishment. Soaking the chicken in buttermilk helps create moist, tender chicken. Low fat buttermilk will lower the calories in this dish, but do not give in to the temptation of fat free buttermilk. Low fat has more viscosity to it, and the chicken needs this to soak it up effectively.
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Ingredients –
- 1 broiler or fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces (you can use boneless chicken breast)
- 2 cups low fat buttermilk
- 2 Tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 Tablespoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Flour for dredging
- Shortening for frying
- instructions next page
