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CHICKEN - Fried Chicken
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Fried Chicken | |
The Best Thing I Ever Made! Bryan Voltggio Yield:8 to 10 servings Ingredients Chicken Brine: | |
9 cups | brown chicken stock |
1 cup | pickle brine, (can be store-bought pickles and use that brine) |
2 1/2 tablespoons | salt |
1 teaspoon | coriander seeds |
1 teaspoon | fennel seeds |
1/2 teaspoon | yellow mustard seeds |
1 | bay leaf |
1 | orange, quartered |
1/2 head | garlic, split |
1/2 bunch | fresh thyme |
2 | whole chickens, cut into 10 even pieces |
Chicken Dredge: | |
1 quart | all-purpose flour |
1 cup | cornmeal |
1/2 cup | cornstarch |
2 tablespoons | chicken spice, recipe follows |
Canola oil, for frying | |
Hot Sauce, for serving, recipe follows | |
Buttermilk Biscuits, for serving, recipe follows Bread and Butter Pickles, for serving, recipe follows Chicken Spice: | |
2 tablespoons | seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay |
4 teaspoons | paprika |
4 teaspoons | kosher salt |
2 teaspoons | ground celery seeds |
2 teaspoons | chili powder |
2 teaspoons | garlic powder |
2 teaspoons | onion powder |
1 teaspoon | freshly ground black pepper |
Hot Sauce: | |
4 pounds | red bell peppers, seeded and chopped |
1 pound | jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped |
5 fish peppers, stemmed and seeded | |
4 cloves | garlic |
4 ounces | fresh thyme, leaves picked and finely chopped |
1 cup | rice wine vinegar |
3 tablespoons | light brown sugar |
2 grams | xanthan gum |
2 teaspoons | ground white pepper |
4 | limes, zested and juiced |
Salt | |
Buttermilk Biscuits: | |
10 ounces | cold butter, diced |
3 pounds | all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 ounces | sugar |
3 tablespoons | baking powder |
1 tablespoon | baking soda |
4 tablespoons | salt |
34 fluid ounces | buttermilk, cold |
1 cup | fresh chopped chives |
6 | egg yolks |
Egg wash, for brushing Bread and Butter Pickles: | |
2 1/2 pounds | Kirby cucumbers, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch rounds (about 4 cups) |
1/2 quart | thinly sliced Spanish onions |
2 1/2 cloves | garlic |
1 | jalapeno, stems removed and split in half |
1/2 cup | salt |
1/2 quart | apple cider vinegar |
1/2 quart | white distilled vinegar |
1 1/2 cups | sugar |
1 1/2 tablespoons | coriander seeds |
1 1/2 tablespoons | yellow mustard seeds |
1/2 tablespoon | allspice |
1/2 tablespoon | celery seeds |
1/2 tablespoon | red pepper flakes |
1/2 tablespoon | turmeric |
2 | whole cloves |
1 | bay leaf |
Directions
Chicken Dredge:
For the brine: Combine the stock, brine, salt, seeds, bay leaf, oranges, garlic and thyme in a large pot and bring up to a high simmer for 15 minutes. Strain and cool the liquid to 40 degrees F and reserve until time to brine the chicken.
Add the chicken to the brine, place in the fridge and brine for 12 hours.
For the dredge: Combine the flour, cornmeal, cornstarch and Chicken Spice evenly in a large mixing bowl.
Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour mixture and allow a minimum of 30 minutes for the flour to adhere. Re-dredge just before frying.
Heat 3 inches canola oil in a deep pot or a deep-fryer over high heat to 350 degrees F. A rule of thumb: If you drop a pinch of flour into the oil and it fries up immediately, you're good to go. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and get ready a baking sheet with a rack.
Take the chicken out of the dredge, shake off excess flour and fry in batches until golden brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer to the rack and sprinkle some of the chicken spice over the fried chicken pieces. Hold in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve the fried chicken on a platter with Hot Sauce, Buttermilk Biscuits and Bread and Butter Pickles on the side.
Chicken Spice:
Grind the seafood seasoning, paprika, salt, celery seeds, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper. Mix together.
Hot Sauce:
Juice half of the red bell peppers. Pass through a fine mesh strainer and reserve.
In a large pot, sweat out the remaining red bell peppers, the jalapenos, fish peppers, garlic and thyme. Add the vinegar, sugar, xanthan gum, white pepper, lime zest and juice. Simmer for 15 minutes. Puree with the juice from the bell peppers and pass through a fine mesh strainer. Season with salt.
Cook's Note: If you can't find fish peppers, can use any red mild pepper (scale of 4, so like a mild jalapeno).
Buttermilk Biscuits:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Cut the cold butter into the flour and combine with the sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Combine the buttermilk, chives and yolks separately. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry, fold in gently and chill.
Roll out the dough to a 1/2-inch-thick sheet. Fold into thirds, turn a quarter of the way around and fold into thirds again. Rest for 10 minutes. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness again and cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.
Brush with egg wash and bake for 8 minutes. Yield: 40 biscuits.
Bread and Butter Pickles:
Toss the cucumbers, onions, garlic and jalapenos with the salt and macerate overnight in the fridge.
Combine the vinegars, sugar, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, allspice, celery seeds, red pepper flakes, turmeric, cloves and bay leaf in a large pot and bring to a boil. Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Strain over the cucumbers. Cover and allow to cool to room temperature.
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