Grammy's Kitchen · Fried Chicken · Buttermilk Fried Chicken

One of 60 fried chicken recipes we measured

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

from www.browneyedbaker.com

It ranks #60 of 60 for crust crunch among the fried chicken recipes we compared. 18 cooks on www.browneyedbaker.com rate it 4.5★.

hands-on85m
waiting10.2 hr
makes8
each$4.39
kcal874
leveladvanced

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 60.

this recipe typical
dairy50%3%
egg0%0%
liquid50%4%
salt30%0%
aromatics4%0%
sweetener9%0%
fat0%1%

Where it stands out

  • #2 of 60 for saltiness
  • #60 of 60 for crust crunch
  • #60 of 60 for greasiness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1247 g2 2 1/2 to 3 pound chickens, cut into breasts, thighs, drumsticks and wings
5 lemons (halved)
24 g24 bay leaves
113 g1 bunch (4 ounces fresh parsley)
28 g1 bunch (1 ounce fresh thyme)
170 g1/2 cup honey
3 g1 head garlic (halved horizontally)
3/4 cup black peppercorns
576 g2 cups kosher salt
2 gallons water
720 g6 cups all-purpose flour
34 g1/4 cup garlic powder
40 g1/4 cup onion powder
9 g4 teaspoons paprika
10 g4 teaspoons cayenne
24 g4 teaspoons kosher salt
2 g1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
980 g1 quart + 6 tablespoons buttermilk (divided)
1460 g2 to 3 quarts peanut or canola oil

Method: 8 steps, published by www.browneyedbaker.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Michelle,  Delicious recipe .. thank you. Have you tried this in an air fryer or would you have any suggestions /recipes to do wings etc in the air fryer?   Thanks much Kathy Noel ” — a cook, 3.0★
“Looks delicious! But is there a recipe for this with less fats and carbs from the oils and marinate? I'm planning on going on a keto diet with this.” — a cook, 4.0★
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