West Fried Chicken Recipe

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West Fried Chicken
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
1426
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Rinse chicken, cut off excess fat, cut any very big pieces in half.
  2. Combine Buttermilk, a few squirts of Tabasco Sauce and eggs in a bowl; whisk to blend well.
  3. (Tip: Marinating for a few hours in the Buttermilk mixture gives the chicken more flavour).
  4. In a large container with a lid, combine and sift the flour and dry ingredients.
  5. (Tip: I use a coffee grinder to powder the herbs to help release their flavour!).
  6. Dip the pieces of chicken in the Buttermilk mixture; let excess drip off back into the bowl. Then put a few chicken pieces in the dry ingredients container, put the lid on and shake to coat thoroughly (a plastic bag would probably work just as well but I like to think I’m getting some use out of Shirl’s Tupperware). Place coated pieces on a rack and repeat with remaining chicken pieces. Leave them for about 30 minutes for the coating to get nice and moist.
  7. Heat oil in fry pan to 6 o’clock position on stove top element control. When oil is hot, but not smoking, fry chicken, a few pieces at a time until only light brown on both sides (don’t crowd that pan). After frying each batch, place them on a rack in a 160º(about 320F) oven (don’t forget to put a tray under the rack to catch the drips!). This process is important, as it both drains excess oil from the chicken as well as finishes cooking it in a very effective salute to healthy cooking!
  8. Chicken breasts will take a little less time than boney pieces – thighs take the longest, so cook thighs and legs first. That way they will spend a bit longer in the oven than the breasts. Pierce with a fork to see if juices run clear to check for doneness. The end result is simply fantastic.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1426.24 Kcal (5971 kJ)
Calories from fat 736.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 81.85g 126%
Cholesterol 582.87mg 194%
Sodium 2240.13mg 93%
Potassium 1215.25mg 26%
Total Carbs 59.52g 20%
Sugars 10.22g 41%
Dietary Fiber 2.43g 10%
Protein 103.62g 207%
Vitamin C 15.2mg 25%
Iron 7.1mg 39%
Calcium 206.3mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 203.69 Kcal (853 kJ)
Calories from fat 105.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.69g 126%
Cholesterol 83.24mg 194%
Sodium 319.92mg 93%
Potassium 173.56mg 26%
Total Carbs 8.5g 20%
Sugars 1.46g 41%
Dietary Fiber 0.35g 10%
Protein 14.8g 207%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 25%
Iron 1mg 39%
Calcium 29.5mg 21%

* 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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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 34.9
    Points
  • 37
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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