KFC Chicken Thighs (Copycat)
KFC breaded chicken - The secret revealed! We cook by the original recipe!
Ingredients
| 2/3 tsp | salt | |
| 1/2 tsp | thyme | |
| 1/2 tsp | basil | |
| 1/3 tsp | oregano | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | celery salt (ground celery) |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | black pepper |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | dried mustard |
| 4 tsp | 20 ml | paprika |
| 2 tsp | 10 ml | garlic salt (garlic powder) |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | ground ginger |
| 3 tsp | 15 ml | white pepper |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | white flour (to mix with the 11 spices) |
Instructions
[Video recipe + handwritten note with the spice mix. The method (breading and frying) is shown in the video.]
The secret spice mix (handwritten note, verbatim OCR): "11 Spices — Mix with 2 Cups White Fl."
- 2/3 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/3 tsp oregano ("origino")
- 1 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried mustard
- 4 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 3 tsp white pepper
Reconstructed method (from the video; classic copycat method): Mix the 11 spices with 2 cups of white flour. Dip the chicken thighs in egg/buttermilk, dredge generously in the seasoned flour, and deep-fry until golden and crispy.