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Pork Rind Breaded Fried Chicken

Recipe Tags:

chicken | classic | dinner | favorite | Fried | main | southern | southernrecipeswithSR | traditional

Prep Time:

1 hour

Serves:

4-6

Ingredients

    Pork Rind Breaded Fried Chicken:

    • 1 cup Southern Recipe Original Pork Rinds, crushed
    • 3 lbs whole chicken, cut into pieces
    • 1 tsp. salt
    • 1 tsp. pepper
    • 1 cup buttermilk
    • 2 cups self-rising flour
    • Vegetable oil (for frying)

Preparation

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.

2. Place chicken in a shallow dish or zip-top plastic bag and add buttermilk.

3. Cover or seal and chill for at least 2 hours.

4. Grind pork rinds in a food processor until finely ground.

5. Combine ground pork rinds with flour.

6. Remove chicken from buttermilk, discarding the buttermilk.

7. Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches in a deep skillet or Dutch oven.

8. Heat oil to 360°F.

9. Dredge chicken pieces in the pork rind and flour mixture.

10. Add chicken to the hot oil a few pieces at a time.

11. Reduce heat to medium-low.

12. Cook chicken, turning frequently, until lightly browned on both sides.

13. Remove and drain on paper towels.

14. Serve hot.

Recipe Category:

Main

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