Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Madras Curry
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 Thai chiles, chopped
- One 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, crushed
- Kosher salt
- One 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon Madras curry powder
- Vegetable or canola oil, for frying
- Thai sweet chile sauce, for serving
- In a large bowl, combine the buttermilk, garlic, Thai chiles, ginger and 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Add the chicken and turn to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Set a rack over a baking sheet.
- In a large, resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, curry powder and 1 tablespoon of salt and shake to blend.
- Remove the chicken from the buttermilk, letting the excess drip back into the bowl, then dredge the chicken in the flour mixture.
- Transfer the coated chicken to the rack.
- In a large, deep skillet, heat 1 inch of oil to 350.
- Set another rack over a rimmed baking sheet.
- Fry the chicken at 300, turning once, until golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of each piece registers 160, 15 to 18 minutes.
- Transfer the fried chicken to the rack and let stand for 5 minutes before serving with the sweet chile sauce.
buttermilk, garlic, chiles, ginger, kosher salt, chicken, flour, curry powder, vegetable, sweet chile sauce
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/buttermilk-fried-chicken-with-madras-curry-cocktails-2012 (may not work)