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KFCFriedChickenSecretRecipeOriginalRecipe/SecretIngredients/HowtoMakeKFCPart2

KFCFriedChickenSecretRecipeOriginalRecipe/SecretIngredients/HowtoMake
KFCPart2
Author:Whats4Chow
Recipetype:Chicken/FastFood/TakeOut
Cuisine:American

SometimeagowelaunchedthefirstofourKFCseriesandhavebeenoverwhelmedattheresponse.Oneofthe
mainquestionsthatarosefromthiswaswheretobuysaltpetre.ThisupdatedversionoftherecipeusesPrague
powdertoreplacesthesaltpetre,thesaltandthebicarbonateofsoda.

Ingredients
812Chickenpieces
FortheSecretHerb&SpiceBlend
15mlPaprika
10mlOnionSalt
5mlDriedSage
5mlGarlicPowder
5mlDriedOregano
5mlCayennePepper
5mlCrackedblackpepper
5mlDriedbasil
5mlDriedmarjoram
5mlGroundCorianderseed
FortheCuringBrine
3ltWater
5mlWholeblackpeppercorns
1Wholeallspice
5mlGroundginger
50gSugar
105gPragepowder/pinkcuringsalt(NOTInstacure)

Instructions
1.SometimeagowelaunchedthefirstofourKFCseriesandhavebeenoverwhelmedattheresponse.Oneof
themainquestionsthatarosefromthiswaswheretobuysaltpetre.Thisupdatedversionoftherecipeuses
Praguepowdertoreplacesthesaltpetre,thesaltandthebicarbonateofsoda.
2.Praguepowder,orpinkcuringsaltisavailableworldwidefrombutcherysuppliers,andyoumayevenbuyit
directlyfromanybutcherthatprocessescuredmeatsandsausages.
3.PraguepowderisnottobeconfusedwithInstacurewhichisatotallydifferentformulationandcannot
besubstituted.
4.Beforecontinuing,ifyouhavenotviewedtheoriginalvideo,pleasedosonowasitcontainsallofthe
introductoryinformationabouttheprocess.
5.Tomakeupthecuringbrine,placeallofthebrinespices,excludingthepraguepowderintoalargepot.Addhalf
ofthesecretspiceblendtothepotaswell,thenpourin3litersofwater.
6.Bringthistoaboil,lowertheheatandallowthistosimmerfor10minutes.
7.Quickchillthebrinebyfloatingitinasinkofcoldwater.Changingthesinkwatereveryfewminuteswillspeed
thisupaswell.
8.Whilethebrinecools,useacarvingforkorskewertopunchholesthroughtheskinofthechickenpieces.This
enablesthecuringbrinetopenetratethechickenmoreefficiently.
9.Placethechickenpiecesinalargenonreactivefoodsafecontainer.
10.RemovethecooledbrinefromthesinkandaddthePraguepowder.Stirthisthoroughlyuntiltotallydissolved.
11.Pourthebrineoverthechickenpiecesandpopacoupleofsideplatesontopofthechickenpiecestokeep
themsubmerged.
12.Putthelidonthecontainer,transferittoyourrefrigeratorandallowthechickentocureforafull24hours.
13.Placetheallpurposeflourinalargebowlandaddtheremaininghalfofthesecretherbsandspices.Mixthis
untilcombined,thencoverthebowlwithclingwrap.
14.Thefollowingday,removethechickenfromthebrineandpatitdrywithacleankitchentowel.
15.Beforecoatingthechicken,sprinklealayeroftheseasonedflouroveralargeplatter.Thisiswherethecoated
chickenwillset,andthelayerofflourpreventsthecoatingfromstickingtotheplatter.
16.Workingwithonpieceofchickenatatime,dredgethechickenintbeseasonedflourtocoatallover.
17.Dunkthethechickenintheeggtowetalloftheflour.
18.Returnthechickentotheflour,makingsuretogetagoodsolidcoatingallover.Transferthecoatedchickento
theplattertoset,thencontinuewiththeremainingpieces.
19.Allowthecoatedchickentosetfor20minutes.
20.Halffillalargepanwithoilandheatthisto160cor320f.
21.Carefulydropthechickenintotheoilandfryforafull20minutesturninghalfwaythrough.Ifyouhavechicken
wingsamongyourpieces,halfthefryingtimeforthese.
22.Removethechickenfromtheoilanddrainanyexcessoilonkitchenpaper.
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23.Thechickendoesbenefitfromstandingforawhilebeforeserving.Fivetotenminutesisideal.
24.Andthereitis....golden,crispyandaromaticKFCdeepfriedchicken.
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