7 Top Mistakes By People While Making Fried Chicken At Home

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Top Mistakes In Cooking Fried Chicken

Fried chicken has become a well-loved dish around the world. So, if you’re also planning to make them at home, you might make these mistakes!

In order to cook faster, you might tend to crowd the pan which can drastically reduce the temperature or lead to uneven cooking.

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1. Overcrowding The Pan

Your chicken must be at room temperature before you start frying, or else the inside will be undercooked, and outside scorched.

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2. Frying Chilled Chicken

This is an important step if you want your chicken nice and moist.

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3. Not Brining

Make sure to cut the breast in half for an even cooking of the piece.

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4. Frying The Breasts

If you drip a little excess buttermilk into your flour mixture then it will help form craggy and crispy bits.

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5. Not Dripping

This can lead to a heavy crust, and we all know that the perfect fried chicken has a light crust.

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6. Over-Flouring

If you keep moving the chicken too much, it will not cook properly, while not flipping it enough is also not right.

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7. Moving The Chicken Too Much

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Keep these pointers in mind to savour the perfect fried chicken!