Fried Chicken
*First, I want to preface this recipe by saying that it is NOT grain-free. I repeat, NOT grain-free. While I am grain-free 99.9% of the time, there are a few occasions when I am totally craving fried chicken, and this is what I make. I never said I was perfect, right?
1 whole chicken, cut up, breasts split and cut in half (or any other combination of pieces you want)
Brine
1 cup almond milk (or regular buttermilk if you can eat dairy)
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
Breading
1/2 cup sorghum or brown rice flour
1/4 cup potato starch
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
2 tsp baking powder
dash cayenne pepper
About 2 cups of oil for frying: peanut, palm, lard, organic shortening, etc. . .
1. Brine chicken: In a large bowl, whisk together almond milk, pepper, salt, garlic powder, and paprika. Place chicken in the bowl, toss to coat and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
2. Heat the oil in a large, deep skillet to 350 to 370 degrees F. Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on top.
3. Breading: In a medium bowl, combine flours, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, baking powder, and cayenne pepper. Pour in milk and gently mix with fingers to make a shaggy breading. Pick up a piece of chicken, let the brine drip off and toss to cat with breading. Place on a large plate. Repeat with each piece of chicken.
3. Gently place chicken in hot oil and fry. Be sure not to overcrowd skillet; chicken may need to be cooked in two batches. Cooke 4-5 minutes until brown and crispy. Flip and cook another 2-3 minutes until brown. Transfer to wire rack on prepared baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees 20-30 minutes until cooked through (160 degrees for breast, 175 degrees for thighs).
*wings may get cooked all the way through during the frying process, check with a thermometer (they make good appetizers).
1 whole chicken, cut up, breasts split and cut in half (or any other combination of pieces you want)
Brine
1 cup almond milk (or regular buttermilk if you can eat dairy)
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
Breading
1/2 cup sorghum or brown rice flour
1/4 cup potato starch
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
2 tsp baking powder
dash cayenne pepper
About 2 cups of oil for frying: peanut, palm, lard, organic shortening, etc. . .
1. Brine chicken: In a large bowl, whisk together almond milk, pepper, salt, garlic powder, and paprika. Place chicken in the bowl, toss to coat and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
2. Heat the oil in a large, deep skillet to 350 to 370 degrees F. Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on top.
3. Breading: In a medium bowl, combine flours, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, baking powder, and cayenne pepper. Pour in milk and gently mix with fingers to make a shaggy breading. Pick up a piece of chicken, let the brine drip off and toss to cat with breading. Place on a large plate. Repeat with each piece of chicken.
3. Gently place chicken in hot oil and fry. Be sure not to overcrowd skillet; chicken may need to be cooked in two batches. Cooke 4-5 minutes until brown and crispy. Flip and cook another 2-3 minutes until brown. Transfer to wire rack on prepared baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees 20-30 minutes until cooked through (160 degrees for breast, 175 degrees for thighs).
*wings may get cooked all the way through during the frying process, check with a thermometer (they make good appetizers).