I feel like chicken tonight baby
Hey, if you are going to fry chicken it better be better than a restaurant’s. Otherwise why deal with the mess?
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
- 4-6 chicken legs/thighs/breasts skin on bone in
- Buttermilk
- Hot Sauce
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 1 tsp grated nutmeg
- 2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 cups flour
- Salt/pepper
Salt and pepper chicken. If breasts are large use a meat cleaver to cut in half. In a large container pour enough buttermilk to cover the chicken. Add 1 tbsp dill, 1 tbsp oregano, Old Bay and season with salt and pepper. Add hot sauce to taste. Place chicken pieces in mixture and refrigerate overnight. Mix flour with 1 tbsp dill, 1 1bsp oregano, cayenne pepper and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Bring a pot of oil to 325-350 degrees. Do not let the oil get too hot or the chicken will burn on the coating. Dredge chicken pieces in flour then in buttermilk batter again then drop into fryer gently. Let cook until done about 10-15 minutes. Serve with cheddar, jalapeno cornbread.
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I’ll pass on the chicken . . . but that cornbread looks mighty tasty! 😀
Here’s the recipe: https://rufusguide.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/hush-your-mouth-cornbread/
Now you know I’m not a huge deep fried food lover, but DAMN that looks GOOD!
Crunchy!
this looks like a tasty recipe. I like that there’s fresh dill & I’ve never seen a fried chicken recipe with old bay! I must try this! thanks Rufus!
Watch out Kernel Sanders you have a competitor….!
Fried chicken yum!
That does look very good fried chicken. I think Americans have the monopoly on producing good fried chicken.
Ooh this looks nice. Thanks for the recipe. You guys make such good fried chicken.
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Great mix of seasonings, Greg, and that coating looks perfectly crisp. This would go mighty quick.
The oil temp seems mighty low. Perhaps 325 – 350? Feel free to delete this either way.
Thanks. You’re right.
That’s some fine looking cornbread back there! And I agree about the fact it better be far better than a restaurants if one is going to have to deal with all that oil! Yum 🙂
I just added the link to the post for the recipe: https://rufusguide.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/hush-your-mouth-cornbread/
The crispy exterior looks delicious 😉
Good Job, but I must agree the chicken looks delicious but your cornbread is awesome. Do you have the recipe for that or is it just a standard mix with some green chillies in it? KFC should use your photo for a new advertising campaign.
Here’s our recipe. We nixed the salsa and green onions, were out of both. But otherwise it’s the same: https://rufusguide.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/hush-your-mouth-cornbread/
Sounds great!
Now I have that stupid jingle stuck in my head…Thanks, Greg.
Always a classic! And a craving I am now having haha.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. It IS a messy job to make fried chicken so why spend all that time making it and then cleaning it all up if it’s not going to be wonderful. Let the colonel do it. 🙂
Love your chicken. It’s not too different from mine but different enough for me to give this one a go. Have a great weekend.
Growing up on a farm in Kansas, I know my fried chicken. Make it about once a year and it most certainly is better than any restaurant I can find. I pan fry. Man does it sound good about now.
And by the way, what’s that chunk of cornbread? You’re supposed to serve mashed potatoes and cream gravy with fried chicken. 🙂
Fresh dill? After drooling over the photo, it was the dill that caught my attention–interesting add-in!
Now I feel like chicken tonight……….
I need some fried chicken in my life!
Yes, to the jalapeño cornbread and yes to the “Old Bay” fried chicken! 🙂
I love double battered fried chicken. I have to agree with Lea Ann, there must be mashed potatoes and cream gravy next to that yummy cornbread.
This so reminds me of my Gram and her fried chicken.. thanks for this gift today!!
I knew when I saw the title of this post that your fried chicken would have to be spectacular, but the seasonings are just brilliant! I’d never have thought to add dill and nutmeg to the breading, but it totally makes sense…and would make fried chicken way better, in my opinion.
Ok i am making some buttermilk the moment i get home from cali, I love deep fried food! and i have never been able to make good deep fried chicken, this looks perfect! c
I know what I want to eat for dinner tonight 🙂
I love it! It looks so delcious! I’m saving this to try it! Thx for sharing
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This looks sooooo Southern Good doesnt it!
Thanks.
You really can’t beat a good buttermilk chicken. 🙂 We did Kay’s version of buttermilk chicken for Mr. N’s birthday last year and it was a huge hit. We should do that again sometime and I still need to get some Old Bay seasoning.
Fried chicken…drool…
Nothing will beat a simple fried chicken like this
Now you´re talking. Just back from our trip and have nto got my head around cooking lunch yet…this is making me hungry!
Very nice! Love some good fried chicken!
Must try this fried chicken recipe…it looks too incredible to even worry one second about the mess. Thanks for owning the messy part. It’s annoying when celebrity chefs pretend like Fried Chicken is just a snap to make.
Both the chicken and cornbread look delicious. Luckily I’m stuffed from my own supper and can resist drooling. 🙂
You are getting more Southern all the time. Fried chicken and cornbread can’t be beat. Buttermilk is the only way to go. Looks delicious, too.
Thanks, Judy!
I like how you can see all the spices in the breading!
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