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While all fried chicken recipes are essentially the same -- chicken that's been breaded or battered and then fried to golden perfection -- the details are what matter. It's the subtle variations in ingredients and technique that make each recipe unique. One recipe may add a hint of sage, another may require a 24-hour buttermilk bath and then there are the ones that serve it on top of waffles.
The way we see it, this gives us just the excuse we need to make and eat more fried chicken -- because we have to try them all, right? We gathered together 12 great fried chicken recipes that are all unique (read, must-try) in their own, subtle way.
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Rosemary-Brined, Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Genius Recipes/Food52
Get the Rosemary-Brined, Buttermilk Fried Chicken recipe from Genius Recipes via Food52
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Almond Buttermilk Jamaican Fried Chicken
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Almond Buttermilk Jamaican Fried Chicken recipe from Half Baked Harvest
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Pioneer Woman's Fried Chicken
Steamy Kitchen
Get the Pioneer Woman's Fried Chicken recipe from Steamy Kitchen
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Five Spice Fried Chicken Drumsticks
The Woks Of Life
Get the Five Spice Fried Chicken Drumsticks recipe from The Woks Of Life
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Buttermilk Chicken Biscuit With Habanero Peach Hot Sauce
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Buttermilk Chicken Biscuit with Habanero Peach Hot Sauce recipe from Half Baked Harvest
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Oven-Fried Southern Chicken With Sweet Honey Bourbon Sauce
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Oven-Fried Southern Chicken With Sweet Honey Bourbon Sauce recipe from Half Baked Harvest
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Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc Fried Chicken
Pass The Sushi
Get the Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc Fried Chicken recipe from Pass The Sushi
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Slow-Bathed Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Sarah Schatz
Get the Slow-Bathed Buttermilk Fried Chicken recipe from Chef James via Food52
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Fried Chicken Wings, Takeout Style
The Woks Of Life
Get the Fried Chicken Wings, Takeout Style recipe from The Woks Of Life
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