Fried Chicken with the most insanely crispy,thick craggy crustheavily seasoned with aKFC copycat11 secret herbs and spices!

Serve withFrench friesandpotato with gravyfor an epic homemade KFC experience at home.

and the crust is thicker and craggier.

Photo of Fried Chicken with fries and potatoes and gravy

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Seriously, what kind of human being could resist a piping hot pile of freshly made fried chicken??

11 Secret Herbs & Spices!

What you should probably make the best Fried Chicken

Heres what you need.

Fried Chicken on a tray being kept warm in the oven

11 Secret Herbs and Spices (lots of it).

And not much else!

The Seasoningis a KFC copycat.

Ingredients for Fried Chicken

Theres 1.5 tablespoons of pepper in it which sounds like a lot.

But trust me, you need it for the KFC flavour and it doesnt make it spicy.

Also, remember that only a certain amount ends up stuck to the chicken itself!

Marinating Southern Fried Chicken in buttermilk

Buttermilk in true Southern style, the chicken is marinated in a salted buttermilk.

I dont put Seasoning into the buttermilk marinade.

Its the KFC way!

Close up showing inside of Fried Chicken

Secret trick that makes the crust so epic!

Coat chicken in flour then fry until golden.

How long does it take chicken to fry?

How to make Fried Chicken

Breast takes around 7 minutes (internal temperature at thickest part 65C / 150F).

Strain the cornflour jelly, then store the oil for another use.

But for other fried recipes likeHoney ChickenandSweet & Sour Pork, straining is fine).

Pile of Fried Chicken with sides - Coleslaw, fries, potato and gravy

A fully loaded plate my style!

Some great sides for fried chicken!

I know deep frying is an effort.

Bowl of freshly made French fries

Preparing, cleaning up, disposing of the oil.

And well, you know.

My hips prefer me to avoid fried foods.

Close up of juicy Coleslaw in a glass bowl

Therefore I dont deep fry often.

So when I do, I ensure its worth it.

THIS is worth it!!!

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Fried Chicken - ultra craggy crispy crust!

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Bowl of freshly made potato salad

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Dunking Fried Chicken into potato and gravy

Ultra Crispy Fried Chicken

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Dozer panting over Southern Fried Chicken