Buttermilk Fried Chicken

This might not be the healthiest way to eat chicken, but it might well be one of the tastiest. There is something really special about the combination of that golden, crunchy, flavoursome exterior and the juicy, tender chicken underneath.

We tried a few different breading mix options, mixing plain baking flour with corn-flour in various ratios, but we found that just using the Orgran Gluten Free Plain Flour as is, then adding your flavouring, works perfectly every time.

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Seriously though, this flour makes a great crunchy exterior to the fried chicken, and it hasn't failed us since we first tried it.

Here is the recipe:

2 large chicken breasts, cut into ~2 finger thickness strips
300ml buttermilk
BBQ spice rub (a bought one or make your own)
250-300g of breading mix (Orgran Gluten Free Plain Flour works well)
~1 litre vegetable oil for frying

Place the chicken strips into a large bowl and cover well with the BBQ spice rub. Pour over the buttermilk, enough to cover the chicken, then mix the chicken strips briefly through the buttermilk. Cover and set aside in the fridge for at least 4 hours.

Add the flour mix to a plastic bag (I like to use the bag that the rolls came in), and add the BBQ spice rub to the flour and mix well by closing and shaking the bag. Be generous with the spice rub. Test some by tasting a pinch of the mix. You should be able to taste the saltiness and other flavours in the spice rub. If you can't, and it still tastes like plain flour, add more spice rub, mix and repeat until it tastes good.

Heat your oil in large cast-iron casserole pot, like a Le Creuset pot. You want a heavy bottomed pot to hold as much heat as possible. This stops the temperature dipping for too long when you add the chicken to the oil. Use a thermometer and ensure the temperature is around 180 degrees C.

While the oil is heating, drop each chicken strip into the bag of breading mix and give it a shake about to cover it. Squeeze the mix into the chicken so that as much sticks to the chicken strip as possible, then set aside on a plate. Once all the pieces are covered, your oil should be hot enough to start frying.

Drop as many pieces as will comfortably fit into the pot without crowding it, and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the outside is a nice golden brown. Serve with condiments of your choice and enjoy.

Let the oil cool, then strain/filter it for re-use next time.

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