This month for our Fantastic Bake Along we cooked up some delicious fried chicken! Thanks Tracy @It’s a T-Sweets Day for a truly Fantastic Recipe.
I followed Tracy’s very easy recipe – Double Dipped Fried Chicken.
I make fried chicken tenders at least once or twice a month in my house. I usually use the 3 Dredge method.
- Seasoned flour
- Egg & water
- Seasoned Panko bread crumbs
But for today’s Bake Along I swapped the water for milk and the Panko for another coating of the seasoned flour.
The results were delicious!
Here’s my SUPER SECRET tip for the BEST results with fried chicken – Brine that bird!
Yup – I put my frozen chicken into what’s called a quick brine – I fill a big bowl full of warm water (enough to cover all the chicken pieces) and dissolve 1/2 cup of salt in it. That’s it. No other seasoning or anything. I let the chicken thaw in that brine for several hours. Then I dry the chicken pieces off with some paper towel and fry as usual.
The chicken comes out so tasty, moist, and tender. Try it – I bet you will never again fry chicken without giving it a brine first! This is especially important when using boneless skinless chicken breasts or pork chops – since these both tend to be dry. Brine them for several hours first and you will be deliciously delighted!
Here you can see my other SECRET weapon for fantastic fried chicken in use – my cast iron skillet! I use vegetable oil but have also used Butter Flavor Crisco to fry my chicken.
Take a minute to go check out everyone else’s Fantastic Bake Along Chicken!!
I can’t wait to see what’s cooking next month! Come on and Bake Along with us!!
Thanks for reading!
~ Tami
Tanglewood Knots 
can everyone stop making chicken i am so damn hungry LOL!!! This looks yummy, thanks for the brine tip as i always cook boneless chicken.
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Yes!! Brine it! Just a ton of salt and warm water. Then coat it with whatever you like and fry it up!! You’re going to scream YUMMMM THANK YOU TAMI FOR TELLING ME TO BRINE!!! 😀
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I’ve seen two fried chicken posts today and they both looked deli ious! I’m hungry now 😋
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Fried chicken is one of my weaknesses! I try to offset it with a nice salad on the side! 😀
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I just picked up my groceries, and I got some chicken breast, I might have to “spend” some points on fried chicken today, because it really does look good. Please excuse the spelling errors in my first comment, I tend not to proofread things when I type on my phone. It’s a bad habit that I need to break.
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Those will be points well spent Kate! I’m sure you were just very excited to finish typing so you could go get some chicken – completely understandable and I didn’t even notice the errors anyways LOL 😀
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I LOVE ❤️ LOVE LOVE the idea of brining the chicken!!! That is definitely kicking it up a notch:)! I will be adding that to my chicken cooking regimen:)! Thanks for the idea. This is why a Bake Along is so fun!:)
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I had always brined pork but never thought to do it with chicken until I saw it on some cooking show. I was shocked at what a difference it makes!! This really is such a fun event! I’m already excited for next month!! 😀
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I agree! It’s all about the food!
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Tami, what a great tip, especially if the brine is so easy….definitely will have to try this!
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I’ve tried getting fancy with it – added garlic, some herbs and whatnot but really all you need is good old salt! If you were going to brine overnight or for more than 8 hours you can use less salt. I usually don’t plan quite that far ahead so I go with at least half a cup of salt. 🙂
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Does the brine not make it really salty? Sorry if that’s a stupid question, I’m a baker and definitely not a savoury cook!
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Nope it doesn’t – I was worried about that too when I first started doing it. I don’t put additional salt on when I’m cooking things that I brine. The salinity helps to break down the muscle fiber of the meat which makes it tender and allows it to absorb about 10% more moisture than non brined meat. During the cooking process meat generally loses up to 20% moisture. The brine helps to keep meat like chicken and pork super moist after cooking. 🙂
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This looks great. Will definitely be trying it.
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It was super yummy! I love fried chicken!! 😀
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So do I. It’s my favorite way to prepare chicken.
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