Copycat Kentucky Fried Chicken Recipe
Easy copycat Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe for the crispiest chicken ever. Juicy chicken drumsticks fried quickly then baked to perfection & so flavorful.
Servings: 10
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 pan
Ingredients
- 10 chicken drumsticks
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 fsp salt
- 2 c flour
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried mustard powder
- 4 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- 3 tsp white pepper
- 7+ c oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Soak the chicken legs in salt water for up to 24 hrs if possible for optimal results.
- Put eggs in one bowl and flour and spices mixed in another bowl.
- Beat the eggs and dredge each chicken leg in the flour, then the egg, and then flour once more.
- Put coated drumstick on a cooling rack and do this to all other drumsticks.
- Heat oil in dutch oven or large pan over medium/high heat.
- Fry each leg in batches of 3-4 for about 3 or so minutes each until coating is golden brown.
- Remove each leg and put on cooling rack to drain excess oil until all legs are done.
- Leave legs on cooling rack and place on top of a cookie sheet. Put in oven to bake for 35-45 minutes or until the thermometer reads 165 degrees F.
- Enjoy
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Nutrition
Serving: 5oz | Calories: 1615kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 165g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 583mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 535IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2.1mg