Which Celebrity Makes The Best Fried Chicken?

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious.

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

Low-fat yogurt can provide similar tanginess with fewer calories.

chicken pieces

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat; chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

Make a brine by combining sugar, salt, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, and orange peel in a pot of simmering water. Let dissolve, cool, and pour over chicken. Wrap and let sit overnight.

The next day, dry chicken with a paper towel.

In one bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, potato chips, garlic powder, cayenne, baking powder, black pepper, and salt. In another bowl, add cold buttermilk.

Dip each piece of chicken in buttermilk first, then in the dry mixture. Repeat for all chicken pieces.

Heat oil in a fryer and fry chicken until crispy.

Transfer to a rack and garnish with salt.

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