Homemade KFC Chicken with chicken stirfry easy recipe
There’s something about crispy fried chicken that grabs you by the taste buds and refuses to let go 🍗🔥. This homemade KFC-style chicken recipe? It’s our golden ticket to deep-fried bliss. Juicy inside, loud-crunch-outside kinda good. I still remember the first time I tried replicating it—flour *everywhere*, smoke alarm involved, and yet… I was hooked.
What makes this recipe a keeper? It plays the hits: eleven herbs and spices (or close enough that no one’s calling the Colonel), a double-dip method for that crusty bite, and a whole lot of heart. We’re not chasing perfection here, just chicken that makes you grin.
Perfect for casual dinners, Sunday cravings, or that moment when nothing but crispy chicken will do. Grab a napkin, it's about to get delicious 😋.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- Soak the chicken pieces in buttermilk for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- Mix the flour, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a shallow dish.
- Remove the chicken from buttermilk and let the excess drip off.
- Dredge each piece in the flour mixture. Let sit for 10 minutes, then dredge again.
- Heat oil in a deep skillet or Dutch oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Fry chicken in batches, turning occasionally, until golden brown and cooked through—about 15 minutes.
- Drain on a wire rack over paper towels. Serve hot.