Fried Chicken

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah, KFC USED to be much better than it is now. I don't know what happened. Perhaps they skimped on the good stuff to cut costs?]

And I perfer the fried chicken made fresh at my local grocery store... Mmm.. Publix Fried Chicken.

[ixnay]

I've never seen a Popeye's, much less eaten at one.

The chicken at the grocery store is pretty good, too.

[JohnT]

http://www.popeyes.com/

[Tuberski]

I don't care for chicken of any type.

But, if I must eat chicken, Popeye's spicy chicken is the best.

Or Hooters buffalo wings. Which also has the best "visuals".



ACK!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Just don't eat Popeye's Red Beans and Rice... they have been known to have some food poisoning problems with that side.

[pchang]

Flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, ground coriander, dried thyme.
soak chicken in buttermilk.
coat with above mixture.
deep fry.

[rah]

Red beans and rice, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

About 10 years ago KFC was going down hill as the pieces were getting smaller and smaller so I switched to popeyes which had much bigger pieces and tasted considerably better.

But in the last year or two around here, the reverse has happened. Popeyes pieces getting smaller and more tasteless and KFC getting bigger. I've switched back, but miss my red beans and rice.

The smaller the pieces, the more likely it will be over cooked.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by rah
Red beans and rice, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

About 10 years ago KFC was going down hill as the pieces were getting smaller and smaller so I switched to popeyes which had much bigger pieces and tasted considerably better.

But in the last year or two around here, the reverse has happened. Popeyes pieces getting smaller and more tasteless and KFC getting bigger. I've switched back, but miss my red beans and rice.

The smaller the pieces, the more likely it will be over cooked.

Interesting... the ebb and flow of chicken places!

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

The best fried chicken I remember having is from a place called Colonel Lee's, in Nebraska, but that's a childhood memory.

Where is this at? I have a week to find it...

It was on the south side of Lincoln somewhere.

[chequita guevara]

I had the most loathesome fried chicken in a genuine rail car diner in the middle Pennsylvania, don't remember the town.

Harold's chicken in Chicago is hit or miss. It's not as great as I remember it being in the early 90s. Around Chicago, there's a small chain called Brown's Chicken that actually makes a wonderful fried chicken, but they don't compete well. It's my favorite chain. Some of them even sell fried livers and gizzards. Mmmmmm. Fried chicken livers.

Best chicken I remember having as an adult was at a place called Four Star Chicken, which was a Thai resteraunt in Lakeview Chicago that made barbequed fried chicken. They didn't last very long, sadly. White folks just don't appreciate the goodness that is BBQ FC.

Uncle Che's FC

bowl of flour, salt and pepper
bowl of milk and egg mixture
put chicken in flour and coat thoroughly, then put in milk and egg mixture and wet thoroughly, then put back in flour and recoat thoroughly.

Fry as per JohnT's previous directions.

My fried chicken has won the approval of many a friend, but I haven't made it for quite a while, much to Bunnygrrl's dismay.

[loinburger]

I've been meaning to try my hand at making fried chicken, now that my mom's given me her old deep fat frier (fryer? friar?). The nearest Popeye's is at least thirty miles away, and the mom-and-pop chicken restaurants in the immediate area seem to only serve broasted chicken.

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Around Chicago, there's a small chain called Brown's Chicken that actually makes a wonderful fried chicken, but they don't compete well.

How could you go wrong with a slogan like "Brown's Chicken: It Tastes Better."

[Giancarlo]

KFC rules. 'nuf said. I love their value bucket for $9.99.

[pchang]

In LA

you should really try one of the
Roscoe's Fried Chicken and Waffles

[chequita guevara]

Re: In LA

Originally posted by pchang
you should really try one of the
Roscoe's Fried Chicken and Waffles

They have one of those around here, in Fort Lauderdale.

[Sava]

KFC is disgusting...

Popeyes all the way baby!