Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Preparation info
  • Serves

    12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

  • About

It’s all in the buttermilk! Marinating adds such sweetness and juiciness to chicken, whether it’s grilled, baked or fried. Ask your butcher to “joint” or cut up the chicken into even-sized pieces.

Ingredients

For Marinade

4 cups |

Method

For marinade, whisk together buttermilk, mustard, salt and peppers. Pour over cut-up chicken, cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours and up to a day, stirring occasionally.

For frying, whisk flour with baking powder, salt and pepper in a large flat dish. Lift chicken pieces out of marinade and, without shaking off excess, coat with flour. Let chicken sit in flour, turning occasional