Chicken

Crispy Buttermilk Fried Chicken

★★★★½ (4.7)

Juicy, tangy buttermilk-marinated chicken pieces fried to a deeply crackling, craggy crust. This is fried chicken the way diners have been perfecting it for decades.

20 min Prep

25 min Cook

285 min Total

4 to 6 Servings

Craggy, extra-crunchy crust
Buttermilk marinade keeps meat juicy
Diner-style classic

3 lb bone-in chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks, breasts halved)
2 cups buttermilk
+9 more ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon fresh herbs

In a large bowl or zip-top bag, whisk together the buttermilk, hot sauce, and 1 tsp of the salt, then add the chicken pieces and turn to coat completely.

Continue simmering until the sauce reduces and coats the back of a spoon.

Rest the dish for five minutes before serving with your favorite side.

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