Southern Fried Chicken

Name: Southern Fried Chicken
Yield: For 4 Persons
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken breasts; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon milled black pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; a pinch of cayenne pepper; 150ml (5fl oz/scant ⅔ cup) buttermilk; 2 boneless chicken thighs; 150g (5 oz/2½ cups) fresh white breadcrumbs; sunflower oil, for frying; 4 rashers bacon

Preparation info

For
4
Persons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking at the Merchant House

By Shaun Hill

Published 2000

About

Colonel Sander’s lucrative chicken recipe didn’t just pave the way for unsightly litter on street corners worldwide, it showed a style of cooking poultry which is popular and accessible. Yet, like fish and chips, this dish is rarely made properly, even at home.

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken breasts
2 boneless chicken thighs
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Americas
United States
Main course
Starter
Southern US

Method

Slice each breast and thigh into 4 pieces. Mix the mustard and seasonings together and brush them over the chicken pieces. Place the chicken in a bowl, pour over the buttermilk and turn the chicken pieces to ensure they are evenly coated.

Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan to a depth of 1 cm</