~ KFC (Southern Fried Chicken) ~

[MysteRy]

It's really simple and only takes around 40 minutes in total.





These are the ingredients:
For the batter:

6 to 8 chicken thighs - skinless (MAKE SURE THEY ARE SKINLESS AND ARE THIGHS

A bit of plain flour (say a couple of tablespoons)

Same amount of cornmeal (coarse version - otherwise known as polenta)

And whatever spices you have at hand
- e.g. garam masala, tandoori masala - whatever.

Some salt and pepper
One egg - and a glug of milk





Ingredients

What you do first is to prepare the coating for the chicken

- which is in two parts:

the spicy flour is just a combining of the flour and cornmeal with a mixing in of

a couple of heaped teaspoons of spices each

- e.g. garam masala, tandoori masala, chille powder - and then a teaspoon or two of salt

- and some crushed black pepper too.

The second part of the coating is the liquid bit - just beat an egg and add the glug of milk

and beat it some more.



Then you simply coat the chicken pieces in the egg/milk mixture.

By the way - you don't need to do this at all - I just find that it comes out better.

If you do this - then don't be afraid to get your hands "dirty" -

just pick up the chicken pieces with your fingers and turn them around a few times

in a dish to ensure that they are well coated.





The next step is to coat the pieces in the spicy flour.

Once again - use your hand: pick up each chicken pice

- dip it into the spicy flour mix bowl

- turning over several times and then arrange onto a flat plate ready

to be fried in the next stage.

Whilst you are coating the chicken you might want to heat the oil (4 or 5 tablespoons)

in the largest frying pan you've got.

Also put the oven on 200 celcius - so that it preheats whilst the chicken is frying.





Now add the chicken pieces to the frying pan - if the oil is hot

- the pieces should start sizzling stratight away

- and some of the chicken juices may start to evaporate - that's fine.

Just let them stay still in the frying pan for around 5 mins - and then turn them over

- and leave them frying for another 5 mins.





Then finish the chicken off by taking them out of the frying pan

and putting them into the hot oven

- for a further 25 mins or so - turning halfway again.