Stephanie's Fried Chicken

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Every year, Nourish columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick makes fried chickenhearted for her household connected the Fourth of July. It each started erstwhile she wanted to service thing distinctly American that she usually wouldn't make. She tweaked the method a small each twelvemonth until hitting upon a method that produced precisely the fried chickenhearted she was after: juicy, crisp but lone lightly breaded. It's go a must-have point for the holiday, much cherished by her household than the Thanksgiving turkey.

The chickenhearted needs to beryllium brined (and refrigerated) for 2 hours, past refrigerated successful a buttermilk bath for 6 to 24 hours.

From Nourish columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8-16

For the brine

6 cups water
1/2 cupful kosher salt
2 full chickens (4 pounds each), chopped into parts, oregon 7 to 8 pounds assorted chickenhearted parts of your choice

For the coating

1 1/2 quarts buttermilk
3 cups flour
6 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons salt
Cayenne pepper
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper

For frying

Canola oregon peanut oil

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 16)

Calories
517
Fat
36 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Carbohydrates
3 g
Sodium
197 mg
Cholesterol
204 mg
Protein
42 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Nourish columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Tested by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Published March 13, 2026