July is the month of fried chicken! July 6th is officially National Fried Chicken Day. This year, it also was the hottest day in memory. However, this didn’t stop me from braving my non-air conditioned kitchen to make some fried chicken. I make fried chicken with a variation of how my mother made fried chicken. I also add some other tweaks that I have discovered through the years. The main difference between Mom’s and mine is that I marinate the chicken in hot sauce for several hours. I also season it slightly differently, mainly just because I always like garlic as well. While making this recipe yesterday in the 110-degree+ heat, I thought it’d be fun to share and let others try it as well. Give it a try and then let me know what you think of the recipe! Also, if you have any tweaks or ideas on how to make it better I’d love to hear that as well!
Geek Eats Recipes: Mr. DAPs’ Fried Chicken
I almost always serve my fried chicken with mashed potatoes. Yesterday, I also added corn on the cob. Generally, I would grill the corn but due to the heat, I didn’t this time. What are your favorite sides with fried chicken? Let me know how this turned out for you and what you like about it in the comments below!
Notes
Cooking time can vary based on size of the pieces of chicken. In general I allow 30-45 minutes for cooking the chicken. I also tend to cook it closer to medium after flipping the chicken the first time to avoid over browning.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 broken down chicken (3-4 pounds)
- 1/2 bottle (5 ounces) hot sauce – I used Tapatio or Crystal
Flour Mixture
- 1 cup flower
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Egg Coating
- 1 beaten egg
Instructions
- Put broken down chicken and hot sauce in a ziplock bag and marinade for a few hours.
- When getting close to cooking the chicken, mix the flour mixture together.
- Dip chicken in egg coating and then flour mixture then put it in a hot pan (preferably cast iron) with your favorite oil in it on about medium.
- Brown chicken on both sides and confirm its finished with a thermometer.
- Serve with mashed potatoes (and corn on the cob?).
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