Recipes

KFC Wings

KFC Wings

The Colonel deiced that wings were going to be a good thing to serve and so he decided to create fried wings that are very tasty. The Honey Barbecue wings are tasty . After they are made they are dipped into the Honey Barbecue Dipping Sauce. If you don’t want the honey barbecue wings just serve them as the regular wings.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • If you are using frozen wings allow them to defrost and marinate.
  • If you are using fresh wings you are going to want to take the wing and remove the flipper and then break them into two pieces and then marinate them.
  • Combine the beaten egg with the milk in a small bowl.
  • In another small bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and MSG.
  • When shortening is hot, dip each wing first in the flour mixture, then into the milk and egg mixture, and back into the flour.
  • Bread all the wings then refrigerate them until ready to use.
  • When they are ready to be used fry them 6 at a time for 12 minutes.
  • Remove from the shortening and allow them to drain for 3 minutes.
  • For the barbecue ones dip in the barbecue sauce and serve.
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Course; Chicken

KFC Crispy Strips

KFC Crispy Strips

The Colonel used to sale chicken nuggets that were tasty buthe taught why not prepare fresh chicken strips of all white meat and that ishow the Colonel’s Crispy Strips were born. You will notice it is the same as the Extra Crispy.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cut 6 chicken Breasts into strips, or you can by chicken tenders in the store.
  • Marinate them overnight .
  • Preheat the shortening in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees.
  • Beat 1 egg and 1 cup of milk.
  • Dip the chicken into the egg mixture.
  • Dip the the chicken into the coating and then double dip.
  • Fry in fryer a few at a time till they are golden brown about 5 minutes or until they float..
  • Remove the chicken to a rack and allow to drain for 5 minutes
  • The Colonel has decided to make Hot and Spicy Strips that ran for short times the difference is the second dip it is dipped into hot sauce then breaded again and then fried just like the original crispy strips.
  • For the barbecue strips make the strips the original way and then dip into the Honey Barbecue Dipping Sauce.
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Course; Chicken

Hot and Spicy Chicken

Hot and Spicy Chicken

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Trim any excess skin and fat from the chicken pieces.
  • Preheat the shortening in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees.
  • Combine the beaten egg and milk in a medium bowl.
  • In another medium bowl, combine the remaining coating ingredients When the chicken has marinated, transfer each piece to paper towels so that excess liquid can drain off.
  • Working with one piece at a time, dip in egg and milk then coat the chicken with the dry flour mixture, coated very generously.
  • Stack the chicken on a plate or cookie sheet until each piece has been coated.
  • Drop the chicken, one piece at a time into the hot shortening.
  • Fry half of the chicken at a time (4 pieces) for 12-15 minutes, or until it is golden brown.
  • You should be sure to stir the chicken around halfway through the cooking time so that each piece cooks evenly.
  • Remove the chicken to a rack or towels to drain for about 5 minutes before eating.
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Course; Chicken

KFC Extra Crispy

KFC Extra Crispy

After he perfected his original he made a crispy recipe that was marinated first then fried the conventional way. This one is double dunked into the coating to give it its great taste.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Trim any excess skin and fat from the chicken pieces.
  • Preheat the shortening in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees.
  • Combine the beaten egg and milk in a medium bowl.
  • In another medium bowl, combine the remaining coating ingredients (flour, salt, pepper and MSG).
  • When the chicken has marinated, transfer each piece to paper towels so that excess liquid can drain off.
  • Working with one piece at a time, first dip in egg and milk then coat the chicken with the dry flour mixture, then the egg and milk mixture again, and then back into the flour.
  • Be sure that each piece is coated very generously.
  • Stack the chicken on a plate or cookie sheet until each piece has been coated.
  • Drop the chicken, one piece at a time into the hot shortening.
  • Fry half of the chicken at a time (4 pieces) for 12-15 minutes, or until it is golden brown.
  • You should be sure to stir the chicken around halfway through the cooking time so that each piece cooks evenly.
  • Remove the chicken to a rack or towels to drain for about 5 minutes before eating.
  • Once he perfected his Extra Crispy he had customers who wanted it to be spicy and bold so he created his Hot and Spicy Chicken.
  • Here is his original recipe which has changed a bit in this day and age.
  • It comes frozen and is cooked frozen and not prepared fresh in many stores
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Course; Chicken

KFC Original Recipe

KFC Original Recipe

The Original Recipe is not packaged in three different places.The way it is cooked and the process makes it taste like it has eleven herbsand spices when in reality there is not. The way it is done in the restaurantis using dried eggs and milk in the flour along with a box of breading salt andthe seasoning bag and a bag of breading flour.
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Ingredients

  • 2 fryer chickens cut up into 8 pieces and marinated
  • 6 cups Crisco Shortening
  • 1 eggs well beaten
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon MSG
  • 1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 dash paprika

Instructions

  • Place shortening into the pressure cooker and heat over medium heat to the shortening reaches 400°F.
  • In a small bowl, combine the egg and milk.
  • In a separate bowl, combine
  • the remaining six dry ingredients.
  • Dip each piece of chicken into the milk until fully moistened.
  • Roll the moistened chicken in the flour mixture until well coated.
  • In groups of four or five, drop the covered chicken pieces into the shortening and lock the lid.
  • When pressure builds up cook for 10 minutes.
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Course; Chicken

The Kentucky Fried Chicken Marinate

The Kentucky Fried Chicken Marinate

Before you cook the chicken it has to be marinated. Theoriginal way that the Colonel used to produce his chicken was to marinate it.The following Marinate recipe is stillused today at KFC for the Crispy Stripswhich are marinated daily in 40 to 80 lbs at a time, however the amount of thismarinade is only good for about 15 lbs of chicken.
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Potassium
  • 2 tablespoons Kosher Salt
  • 4 tablespoons MSG
  • 1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1/3 cup Bottled Chicken Concentrate
  • 5 cups water

Instructions

  • Mix all of the above and soak the chicken in the above marinate for 24 hours under refrigeration.
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Course; Marinade

KFC Mashed Potatoes

KFC Mashed Potatoes

The mashed potatoes are served and made by mix. It comes in a bag just add water and butter. Many people just come to KFC to get these potatoes and gravy.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat water add butter and margarine till melted.
  • Add the salt and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the flakes and mix till it looks like regular potatoes.
  • Add milk to proper consistency.
  • Serve with gravy.
  • Serves 6
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Course; Side Dish

KFC Gravy

KFC Gravy

The Gravy used to be made fresh with the Cracklings. Now it comes in a pouch and all you have to do is add water. Thank god for modified starch products.
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening melted
  • 3 tablespoons of Original Breading Flour
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 can Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Stock
  • 1 can water

Instructions

  • First we are going to make a roux with the melted shortening and 1 1/2 tablespoon of breading flour.
  • Cook this over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until the roux browns in color to resemble a nice milk chocolate color.
  • Once the mixture turns brown remove it from the heat and add the remaining flour and slowly add the liquid(s) to incorporate it so no lumps.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 2 minutes reduce the heat and allow the mixture to thicken which would take about 3 to 5 minutes.
  • *That is just the flour that you use to bread the chicken with.
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Course; Side Dish

KFC Potato Wedges

KFC Potato Wedges

The Colonel was in the kitchen one day and had an idea what to do with the potatoes that he had and he came up with the Potato Wedges. The used to be made fresh but due to the invention of the frozen fry they are sent to the stores frozen and ready to cook.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat shortening in to 375°F.
  • Cut the potatoes into 16 to 18 equal side wedges.
  • Mix the egg and milk till well blended in a big bowl.
  • Mix the dry ingredients into a large bowl.
  • Put some potatoes in the milk and egg then into the flour mixture till well coated.
  • Fry in fryer for 3 minutes remove from the oil and allow them to sit for one minute and then cook them again for 5 minutes or until cooked.
  • It may take up to 6 minutes.
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Course; Side Dish

KFC Buttermilk Biscuits

KFC Buttermilk Biscuits

A favorite has to be the buttermilk biscuits they are so light and fluffy they just melt in your mouth. They were made fresh daily in every store. Now due tot he popular demand of these biscuits, they come frozen.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • Combine all of the ingredients, knead the dough by hand until the dough holds together do not over knead.
  • Flour your hands Pat the dough flat to 3/4-inch thickness out biscuits with a biscuit cutter.
  • Bake on a greased baking sheet for 13 minutes, or until golden brown, when they come out of the oven brush with melted butter.
  • Makes 18 Biscuits
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Course; Coockies / Biscuit