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Harissa Fried Chicken

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Harissa Fried Chicken

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by Sarah Shatz

Harissa Fried Chicken

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by ChezUs

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Fried Chicken
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    ChezUs's Notes: I remember my grandmother making "Shake-n-Bake" chicken when I was a little girl. If I think about it, it really was not that flavorful, I just loved the crispiness of the chicken skin...

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Serves 4

  1. Mix salt and hot water in a very large bowl. Once the salt is dissolved stir in the cold water. Add the chicken to the brine and put in the refrigerator. Brine chicken from 1 - 4 hours. After the process is finished, rinse chicken very well and pat dry with paper towels.

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  1. Combine flour, breadcrumbs and spices in a deep shallow bowl or plate.

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  2. Combine buttermilk and eggs and whisk together until blended, also in a deep shallow bowl or plate.

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  3. Heat about 1/2" of grape seed oil in a deep frying pan or cast iron pan, until hot. I used a cast iron dutch oven.

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  4. Dip each chicken piece into the buttermilk mixture and then into the breadcrumb mixture. Gently shake off any excess. Gently fry in the hot grape seed oil until golden brown and cooked through.

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  5. Put in the oven, on low heat (about 350) to keep warm, while cooking rest of the chicken

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  6. Serve. Eat.

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3 Comments on Harissa Fried Chicken

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Wow..it looks yummy :D
What's the purpose of marinating the chicken? Can i just use a freshly cut chicken without marinating & storing it in the refrigerator ?
As for the buttermilk, is there a substitute?
Thanks

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just made this tonight - so good! a touch heavy on the caraway for my taste but otherwise - very flavorful, very moist, will definitely make it again :)

N538322836_1930755_1183 Reply

Yum Yum Yum, tow of my favorite things: Harissa and fried chicken,

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