There is nothing better than one of the great fried chicken recipes. Or
maybe I should say there is nothing better than great fried chicken.
It's so good, crunchy and juicy all at the same time--and so
satisfying. Where do you get yours? I like Popeyes or KFC. But have you
ever tried to make it? In reality it's not too hard to make, as long as
you have a good recipe.
Frying chicken has been around a long time, there is evidence of it
in China, Rome and Egypt. It's possible Scottish immigrants introduced
it to the southern U.S., they had been deep frying in their own
country. Until commercial establishments introduced fried chicken to
the rest of the country it was a mainstay of southern cooking. It still
has strong associations with the South.
Most great recipes are passed down through family generations, with
some recipes being two hundred years old and older. I suppose most
recipes out there are variations on these old recipes.
I'm not sure if I like homemade fried chicken better than from a
restaurant. I know for a fact that it sure feels good to make a great
tasting batch of this mouth watering fowl. And, some of the chicken
places I go are kind of funky, so you never know what's going on in the
back room... So it's probably safer to cook it at home.
Since I really like cooking I collect cookbooks and scour the
internet for recipes, so I have a couple of great recipes. Unless
you're a miracle worker, that is obviously the key to making great fried
chicken--the recipe.
