I have tasted chicken fried in beef tallow. I have tasted chicken fried in duck fat. I have tasted chicken fried in leaf lard. I have tasted chicken fried in non-animal fats. Never have I tasted chicken fried in chicken fat.
On this episode of The Fried Chicken Show!, Darnell Reed of Luella’s Southern Kitchen in Chicago returns to The Takeout test kitchen and shows us his techniques of frying chicken. Reed tells us he likes his fried chicken crust darker than most, and he achieves this by frying in a cast iron skillet at 325 degrees…
On this episode of The Fried Chicken Show!, Danny Grant—chef of the buzzy Chicago restaurant Etta—pulls out the stops to demonstrate his ambitious take on fried chicken, which involves brining in buttermilk, frying in beef tallow, a duo of finishing sauces.
Of all the pain-in-the-ass dishes to cook at home, fried chicken ranks high. But unlike, say, slaving over your kitchen for a chocolate soufflé, the labor-to-deliciousness ratio of frying chicken makes it worth your while. We’ve assembled the makers of some of our favorite variations of fried chicken across the…
THURSDAY, MARCH 1 UPDATE: Welp, looks like we shouldn’t have worried about not writing about KFC this week. Now that the chicken shortage is apparently under control, a new crisis is afoot. Fortune reports that “KFC outlets in the U.K. are reporting a shortage of the fried chicken joint’s famous gravy just weeks after…
My kid just turned 2, and we decided to order fried chicken for his party. It required little work on my part, it was cheap, and a crowd-pleaser. As always, I overestimated the appetite of our guests, and we ended up with two buckets worth of leftover KFC. My brother-in-law Nick and I were then discussing ways of…
One might argue America’s most beloved chickens wings are churned out of a former teriyaki stand in Southeast Portland.
What strikes me about the Japanese relationship with fried chicken is the frequency of consumption—more often than a once-in-a-while indulgence. In America, eating fried chicken every day is viewed as gluttonous behavior. The same practice in Japan is met with gentler judgment.
Here is all you need to know about Popeye’s Ghost Pepper Wings, which has returned to its menu for a limited time: I previously thought KFC was best-in-class in the fast food hot wings category. Not anymore. Popeye’s is our new leader.
The one time I suggested to my wife that we visit Hooters for some wings, she looked at me like I had sworn in church. She would never step foot in that den of smut, not in a thousand years. For me, it was all about the Buffalo-style fried chicken wings, which I found delicious. But it was a hard sell convincing her I…
