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    The Easiest Crispiest Fried Chicken

    Published: Apr 8, 2022 · Modified: Jan 30, 2025 by Genevieve · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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    You are just minutes away from the easiest, crispiest Fried Chicken recipe. Using a mixture of cornstarch and flour, my fried chicken has a nice and airy texture to it but stays nice and tender on the inside. Make this delicious, naturally gluten-free fried chicken today and have a fantastic meal the entire family will love!

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    Delicious pieces of deep-fried chicken

    Crispy Fried Chicken is popular all year round. It's especially delicious to make in the Springtime when flowers are blooming. Enjoy this chicken recipe with my Lavender Iced Coffee. Sit on your deck and relax. Finish off this scrumptious meal with my Dairy-Free Blueberry Lavender Popsicles.

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    • 🍗 Ingredients For Crispy Fried Chicken Recipe
    • 🍗 How To Make The Perfect Batter For Deep Fried Chicken Recipe
    • 🍗 Instructions For Best Fried Chicken Recipe
    • 📖 Recipe
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    🍗 Ingredients For Crispy Fried Chicken Recipe

    My secret ingredient to making the crispiest fried chicken ever is Cornstarch.

    Have you ever made fried chicken before?

    My recipe tutorial will have you making the crispiest fried chicken in no time. This crispy chicken recipe can be made gluten-free if you use gluten-free flour.

    Ingredients list for easy fried chicken
    All you need is 6-ingredients for the easiest batter for fried chicken.

    What you'll need for batter for fried chicken:

    • 1-whole roasting chicken, cut into 6-parts
    • Vegetable Oil or Coconut Oil
    • Cornstarch or Arrowroot Powder
    • Flour
    • Buttermilk
    • Egg
    • Smoke Paprika
    • Himalayan sea salt
    • Black Pepper (freshly ground is best)
    • Garlic Salt
    • Onion Salt

    See full recipe card below for quantities.

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    Argo Cornstarch fried chicken recipes fried

    🍗 What You'll Need For Making Fried Chicken Easy:

    • A 7-quart Dutch Oven
    • A Candy thermometer
    • You can also use a deep fryer or an air fryer for frying chicken

    🍗 How To Make The Perfect Batter For Deep Fried Chicken Recipe

    🍗 Pro Tip:

    I picked up a whole roasting chicken from my local butcher and had him cut the chicken into 6-parts.

    I highly suggest doing this as it makes the process easier.

    You can fry a chicken whole but for this chicken fried recipe, we are frying pieces of chicken.

    Picking up a chicken from your local butcher is super affordable and they do the cuts for free.

    Two pieces of fried chicken
    Crispiest golden fried chicken that is moist in the middle and easy to make!

    For the oil portion, I use Vegetable oil as it helps cook the chicken evenly which is really important when making fried chicken.

    Vegetable oil will also ensure the chicken frying temperature reaches 350-degrees.

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    Recipes chicken fry take a piece of fried chicken

    🍗 Instructions For Best Fried Chicken Recipe

    Step 1: Prep a metal baking sheet with a silicone baking sheet over it and top that with two baking racks. This will be for the chicken to dry on as each piece cooks.

    Step 2: Heat the oil to 350-degrees (using a candy thermometer) in a large Dutch oven on the stovetop over high heat.

    a candy thermometer in hot oil in a Dutch Oven
    Take your candy thermometer and place it in hot oil in the Dutch Oven and let it get to 350-degrees.

    Step 3: While the oil is heating, prep your chicken. Pat each piece dry with paper towels and then prep the seasoning and cornstarch mixture.

    For the seasoning mixture, add the paprika, sea salt, pepper, garlic salt, garlic powder, and onion powder to a bowl and whisk together.

    Season each piece of chicken liberally in the seasoning mixture.

    In a medium bowl, combine the cornstarch and flour.

    Step 4: In another separate medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg.

    Step 5: Using metal tongs, baste the chicken in the buttermilk batter mixture, then dredge it through the cornstarch flour mixture, ensuring it’s well coated.

    pieces of uncooked chicken sitting on a plate and in a bowl of flour
    Prep your chicken pieces using a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and dip the chicken pieces in the prepared fried chicken batter.

    Step 6: Using metal tongs and an oven mitt on your hand, carefully place the chicken in the hot oil. Cook the bigger pieces together and the smaller pieces together. Don’t overcrowd the chicken. The bigger pieces should take about 15-minutes to cook, while the legs and wings should take about 10-minutes to cook.

    thermometer in hot oil with pieces of fried chicken
    Carefully dip each piece of chicken into the prepared hot oil for the crispiest fried chicken.

    Step 7: As each piece finishes cooking, place them on the baking rack to cook. While the chicken is cooling, the pieces will continue to cook. You can make sure they are fully cooked, by inserting a meat thermometer. Each piece should read 160-degrees.

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    Look at these appetizing pieces of fried chicken waiting to be consumed! Add this to your recipes with fried chicken.

    Enjoy this kfc crispy fried chicken recipe copycat but without all the bad stuff. This is the perfect chicken frying recipes you will ever have! It's like Southern fried chicken, finger-licking good! 🤗

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    Get your Dutch Oven ready and let's get cooking!

    This recipe of fried chicken is perfect for enjoying on warm summer nights with a tall glass of lemonade.

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    The Easiest Crispiest Fried Chicken

    Genevieve Jerome
    You are just minutes away from the easiest, crispiest Fried Chicken recipe. Using a mixture of cornstarch and flour, my fried chicken has a nice and airy texture to it but stays nice and tender on the inside. Make this delicious, naturally gluten-free fried chicken today and have a fantastic meal the entire family will love!
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Course Chicken Recipes, Dinner, Easy Dinners, Dinner, Summer Meals. Easy Recipes, Meat Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 320 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 7-quart Dutch Oven
    • 1 Candy Thermometer

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Whole roasting chicken, cut into 6-parts
    • 2 quarts Vegetabe Oil
    • 1 cup cornstarch
    • 1 cup flour
    • 2 cups buttermilk
    • 1 egg
    • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
    • 2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
    • 2 teaspoon orange peel black pepper
    • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 2 tsp onion powder
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    Instructions
     

    • Prep a metal baking sheet with a silicone baking sheet over it and top that with two baking racks. This will be for the chicken to dry on as each piece cooks.
    • Heat the oil to 350-degrees (using a candy thermometer) in a large Dutch oven on the stovetop over high heat.
    • While the oil is heating, prep your chicken. Pat each piece dry with paper towels and then prep the seasoning and cornstarch mixture.
    • For the seasoning mixture, add the paprika, sea-salt, pepper, garlic salt, and onion salt to a bowl and whisk together.
    • In a medium bowl, combine the cornstarch and flour.
    • In another separate medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg.
    • Season each piece of chicken liberally in the seasoning mixture.
    • Using metal tongs, baste the chicken in the buttermilk batter mixture, then drudge it through the cornstarch flour mixture, ensuring it’s well coated.
    • Using metal tongs and an oven mitt on your hand, carefully place the chicken in the hot oil. Cook the bigger pieces together and the smaller pieces together. Don’t overcrowd the chicken. The bigger pieces should take about 15-minutes to cook, while the legs and wings should take about 10-minutes to cook.
    • As each piece finishes up cooking, place them on the baking rack to cook. While the chicken is cooling, the pieces will continue to cook. You can make sure they are fully cooked, by inserting a meat thermometer. Each piece should read 160-degrees.

    Notes

    I fried my chicken in a 7-quart Dutch oven on the stovetop. I also used a cooking thermometer to heat up the oil. For the thermometer, I suggest using a candy thermometer. These reach high temperatures and can sit in hot oil for long periods of time without melting.
     
     
     
    Ciao! ~Genevieve 
    All images and text © Genevieve Jerome / Fitty Foodlicious 2017-2022 
     
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1pieceCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 2.4gProtein: 6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 107gMonounsaturated Fat: 73gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 874mgPotassium: 195mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Adrianne

      September 13, 2019 at 10:38 am

      Wow that does look like Crispy Chicken!! I bet it tastes fabulous. I can't wait to try it. Cheers

      Reply
      • Genevieve Jerome

        September 13, 2019 at 7:53 pm

        Thanks, Adrianne! It was delicious and super crispy. 🙂 Let me know what you think if you make it.

        Reply
    2. Kelly Anthony

      September 13, 2019 at 12:17 pm

      Your fried chicken looks perfectly cooked and super crispy. My husband makes our fried chicken and I'm so curious if he adds corn starch.

      Reply
      • Genevieve Jerome

        September 13, 2019 at 7:53 pm

        Hi Kelly! Thank you for your kind words. Isn't fried chicken so fun? Corn starch makes it nice and crispy.

        Reply
    3. Pam

      September 13, 2019 at 1:15 pm

      What a great idea! I have never thought about using corn starch for frying chicken, but it looks like it turns out perfectly!

      Reply
    4. Jacqueline DeBono

      September 13, 2019 at 3:04 pm

      Wow this fried chicken really does look super crispy. I need to try making it like you with corn starch!

      Reply
      • Genevieve Jerome

        September 13, 2019 at 7:52 pm

        Thank you Jacqueline! Using corn starch works so well!

        Reply
    5. Sonia

      September 13, 2019 at 4:40 pm

      Oh my goodness! I have always struggled with getting the chicken crispy! Definitely following this recipe when I make them again.

      Reply
      • Genevieve Jerome

        September 13, 2019 at 7:51 pm

        I thought it would be hard, but using the cornstarch makes all the difference! Let me know what you think Sonia and thanks for the comment. 🙂

        Reply
    6. Farrah

      September 14, 2019 at 5:19 am

      I'm not the best at frying things, but I've been wanting to try making fried chicken--these look so good!

      Reply
    7. Andrea

      June 06, 2022 at 4:32 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! This is delicious! Thank you for the instructions for stovetop fried chicken. The seasoning was perfect.

      Reply
    8. Amy Liu Dong

      March 25, 2023 at 3:46 am

      5 stars
      Fried chicken is the number one favorite dish in our home.
      I will make this for my family.

      Reply
    9. Susan Schumacher

      June 10, 2023 at 11:31 pm

      4 stars
      I have not yet made this recipe but plan to this coming weekend. I am just curious that you put your chicken in the seasoning first and then the liquid butter melt. Doesn’t all the seasoning come off?

      Reply
      • Genevieve

        June 25, 2023 at 2:04 am

        Hi Susan, I can only see part of your question. Please email me @ fittyfoodlicious@gmail.com and I'd be happy to help. Happy cooking! 🙂

        Reply
      • Genevieve

        July 19, 2023 at 9:58 pm

        Hi Susan, thanks for your message. That's correct, coat the chicken in the seasoning ad then the liquid. I hope that helps! 🙂

        Reply
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