Copycat Chick-fil-a Chicken
- 3 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Or Substitute 9 Chicken Tenders For The 3 Breasts
- 1 cup Dill Pickle Juice
- 1 whole Egg
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 cup Flour
- 2- 1/2 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- Salt To Taste
- Peanut Oil, For Your Frying Pan
- Take your chicken and marinate it in a plastic bag with the pickle juice for 7 to 48 hours.
- After your chicken has been marinated, pour the peanut oil in a large frying pan and heat it slowly over medium-low heat.
- Meanwhile, grab two medium sized bowls.
- In one of the bowls, mix together the egg and the buttermilk.
- In the next bowl, stir together the flour, powdered sugar, pepper, and salt.
- Now, test the peanut oil by dropping in just a pinch of flour.
- You want it to sizzle quickly.
- If it burns, the oil is too hot.
- If it doesnt sizzle at all, the oil needs to be warmer.
- It is essential that the oil be at the proper temperature because you dont want the chicken to absorb the oil, but you also dont want it to blacken.
- When the oil is ready, take your chicken, and dip each piece in the flour mix, then the buttermilk mix, then back in the flour mix.
- Finally, set it in the pan to fry.
- Do this with each piece of chicken.
- Watch the coating to make sure that it isnt browning too fast.
- I flip my chicken twice over the course of about 30 minutes.
- Serve with a salad or, for a more authentic Chick-fil-a experience, add a side of waffle fries!
chicken, pickle juice, egg, buttermilk, flour, powdered sugar, black pepper, salt, peanut oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/copycat-chick-fil-a-chicken/ (may not work)