Bee’s Fried Chicken

Preparation info
  • 4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Southern Grit: 100+ Down-Home Recipes for the Modern Cook

By Kelsey Barnard Clark

Published 2021

  • About

My mom never really made fried chicken. When we did get it, it usually came in a box shaped like a house and was always slightly cold by the time we ate it. When I first opened my second restaurant, KBC on Foster, I wanted fried chicken on the menu. I became obsessed with mastering the art of the decadent, sinful bird. As you’ll see, I am a big believer in dark meat only for fried chicken, y’all! I spent weeks testing recipes with Bee—lovingly known as Queen Bee—the first employee I ever hi