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Batter-Fried Chicken from Cook's Illustrated Recipe

Batter-Fried Chicken from Cook's Illustrated Recipe

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Batter-Fried Chicken from Cook's Illustrated

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/4 cup table salt
1/4 cup sugar
4 lbs bone-in skin-on chicken pieces (cut breasts in half horizontally)
1 3/4 cups cold water
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup cornstarch
5 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp sweet paprika
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
3 quarts peanut oil

Directions:

Whisk one qwt. cold water, salt, and sugar in large bowl until sugar and salt dissolve. Add chicken and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to one hour.
Whisk water, flour, cornstarch, pepper, paprika, baking powder, salt, and cayenne in large bowl until smooth. Refrigerate batter while chicken is brining.
Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat to 350 degrees. Remove chicken from refrigerator, pour off brine, and pat dry with paper towels.
Rewhisk batter. Transfer half of chicken to batter. One by one, remove chicken from batter (allowing excess to drip back into bowl) and transfer to oil. Fry chicken, adjusting burner as necessary to maintain oil temperature between 300 and 325 degrees, until deep golden brown and white meat registers to 160 degrees, 12-15 minutes.
Drain chicken on wire rack set inside rimmed baking sheet. Bring oil back to 350 degrees and repeat with remaining chicken. Serve.
Can reheat by placing chicken on wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet and warming in a pre-heated 450 degree oven for about 10 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	5470.11 Kcal (22902 kJ)
Calories from fat	5227.37 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	580.82g	894%
Cholesterol	317.1mg	106%
Sodium	5263.16mg	219%
Potassium	589.03mg	13%
Total Carbs	45.57g	15%
Sugars	4.97g	20%
Dietary Fiber	1.53g	6%
Protein	32.55g	65%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0%
Iron	1.5mg	8%
Calcium	113.6mg	11%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	619.37 Kcal (2593 kJ)
Calories from fat	591.89 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	65.77g	894%
Cholesterol	35.9mg	106%
Sodium	595.94mg	219%
Potassium	66.69mg	13%
Total Carbs	5.16g	15%
Sugars	0.56g	20%
Dietary Fiber	0.17g	6%
Protein	3.69g	65%
Iron	0.2mg	8%
Calcium	12.9mg	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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