Southern Fried Chicken
Indulge in a flavorful Southern feast with this recipe featuring crispy fried chicken, tangy pineapple coleslaw, and sweet cornbread. The chicken is brined and marinated in buttermilk for extra juiciness and tenderness, while the coleslaw offers a refreshing and zesty contrast. Finish off the meal with a side of moist and honey-kissed cornbread. This mouthwatering trio is sure to please the whole family for a delightful meal any day of the week.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 50g/1¾oz salt
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 500ml/18fl oz buttermilk
- , for deep-frying vegetable oil
- 75g/2½oz fresh pineapple
- 180ml/6fl oz cider vinegar
- ¼ head purple cabbage
- 6 chipotle
- 6 jalapeno chillies
- 2 carrots
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 white onion
- 2 tbsp Mexican oreganooregano
- 1 tbsp salt
- 150g/5½oz yellow coarse polenta
- 150g/5½oz plain flour
- 50g/1¾oz light brown sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 10g salt
- 2 free-range eggs
- 240ml//8½fl oz milk
- 15g/½oz butter
- clear honey
- 2 tbsp lard
- 200g/7oz flour
- 100g/3½oz rice flour
- 4 tbsp cornflour
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp sea salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- For the chicken, dissolve the salt in 1 litre/1¾ pints water. Submerge the chicken in the brine and chill in the fridge for 24 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the brine. In a new container, cover the chicken completely with the buttermilk. Chill in the fridge for another 24-48 hours.
- For the coleslaw, put the pineapple and cider vinegar in a blender. Blend until smooth, then strain.
- Combine all the remaining coleslaw ingredients. Use your hands to massage the salt into the vegetables to break them down slightly. Add the cider mixture and massage a little more. Cover and allow to marinate in the fridge for 24 hours. Taste and season with salt if necessary before serving.
- When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
- For the cornbread, mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Then mix all of the wet ingredients in a separate bowl or jug. Combine the two and mix until smooth.
- Melt the lard in a cast-iron skillet or ovenproof frying pan (alternatively melt the lard in a pan and use it to grease a 20cm/8in cake tin). Add the cornbread batter and bake for 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Spread with butter and honey, to taste.
- For the chicken, fill a deep-fat fryer or a large, deep, heavy-bottomed pan two-thirds full with vegetable oil. Heat the oil to 165C. (CAUTION: Hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended)
- Put all the ingredients for the flour dredge in a large plastic food bag and mix. Remove the chicken from the buttermilk, put it in the bag with the flour and shake to coat.
- Deep-fry the chicken until golden-brown and cooked through. Place on kitchen roll to drain.
- Serve the chicken and coleslaw on plates with the cornbread on the side.
Cook Time
30M
Yield
Serves 2
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