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Kfc Extra Crispy

A fried chicken recipe with a double-dipped coating of flour, egg, and milk, cooked in shortening.

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Why it works: Chicken and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,850 recipes. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Kfc Extra Crispy

Time12-15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Trim any excess skin and fat from the chicken pieces.

  2. Preheat the shortening in a deep-fryer to 350°F.

  3. Combine the beaten egg and milk in a medium bowl.

  4. In another medium bowl, combine the remaining coating ingredients (flour, salt, pepper and msg).

  5. When the chicken has marinated, transfer each piece to paper towels so that excess liquid can drain off.

Coat the chicken

  1. Working with one piece at a time, first dip in egg and milk then coat the chicken with the dry flour mixture, then the egg and milk mixture again, and then back into the flour.

  2. Be sure that each piece is coated very generously.

  3. Stack the chicken on a plate or cookie sheet until each piece has been coated.

Fry and drain

  1. Drop the chicken, one piece at a time into the hot shortening.

  2. Fry half of the chicken at a time (4 pieces) for 12-15 minutes, or until it is golden brown.

  3. You should be sure to stir the chicken around halfway through the cooking time so that each piece cooks evenly.

  4. Remove the chicken to a rack or towels to drain for about 5 minutes before eating.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

959Calories
59 gProtein
30 gFat
110 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Chicken + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,389 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

  4. Milk + flourtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Flour + garlictop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,149 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Milk and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 78,219 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken
Provides the main protein; marinating and drying the pieces help the coating stick and the meat stay moist.
All-purpose flour
Forms the crisp, golden coating that browns and crisps when fried.
Egg
Acts as a binder that helps the flour coating adhere to the chicken.
Milk
Moistens the egg wash so the flour layers build a thicker, even coating.
Baking powder
Lightens the coating's texture, helping it puff and turn crisp in the hot fat.

The step that matters

Coating generously and frying in batches. A thick, well-covered coating protects the meat and forms a crisp crust. Frying too many pieces at once drops the oil temperature, leading to greasy, pale results.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, egg, milk, flour, pepper):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, egg, milk, flour, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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