![]() ![]() ![]() Allow the mixture to marinate for about 1 hour at room temperature. ( I used a “picnic pack” of dark meat: 6 drumsticks + 6 thighs, for less than $4.) Toss to coat. Place your chicken pieces in a large bowl, cover with about 2 c. MSG/ajinomoto ( optional, Mika’s addition)ġ. flour ( variation: try self-rising flour) ![]() canola or vegetable oil (about 1″ high in pot).KFC "secret recipe" (Chicago Tribune reporter photographed a handwritten recipe from the family scrapbook of Joe Ledington, the nephew of "the Colonel" Harland David Sanders) I think the MSG helps – if you don’t want to use it, you can omit. I did the math for you to convert to teaspoons to make the precise measurements easier… so if you are wondering why the version I have typed below is different, that’s why. So if you see the original recipe scrap paper to the right… he lists the measurements all in Tablespoons. **Just FYI, 1 Tablespoon (T.) = 3 teaspoons (tsp.). At the regular market, white pepper can be pricey… so check out your local Asian supermarket if you can for a better deal on spices (ground ginger is much cheaper at the Asian market too!). I use white pepper powder all the time… I buy it in bulk at 99 Ranch (Chinese supermarket) – and it’s quite inexpensive if you purchase it there. “the Colonel”), swears that it is the white pepper power that gives the chicken it’s special flavor. I think it’s similar enough, though, that your family will be happy… and this is certainly a very good fried chicken recipe, even if the KFC corporation denies that it is correct. So keep in mind this is a home cook’s version of KFC, so the results won’t be exactly comparable since we aren’t using the same cooking method. I’m pretty sure that KFC restaurants use pressure fryers to develop the texture of the coating on the fried skin – cooking at home, most of us aren’t able to do this. What does remain secret, however, is the KFC method of cooking and preparing the chicken. A reporter sat down for an interview with the nephew of KFC’s “the Colonel”, and was shown a handwritten paper scrap in a family album that was most likely (by the nephew’s admission) the original spice mixture for their world famous fried chicken! Is it the real recipe? I don’t know – but the taste is very similar, and I have a feeling it’s legit. Last month, I read a Chicago Tribune article that potentially revealed the KFC secret recipe of “11 herbs and spices”. KFC "secret recipe" chicken (Buttermilk fried chicken) ![]()
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