If there could be any benefit at all to having a sore-as-hell leg and a slight percocet haze, it would be having Victor home to cook and look after me.
It is no secret that I am the worlds worst patient. I want to be left alone and not bothered until I feel well enough to join the human race. But even I have to eat. And Victor knows how to feed me!
Early this morning I pulled a whole chicken out of the freezer with no idea of what – or desire – to do anything with it.
Victor to the rescue. No sooner had I put it on the island that Victor said he would handle dinner. ::sigh::
I came gimping into the kitchen and he said “What about frying the chicken in coconut oil?” I swooned.
He did a really simple take on an Alton Brown recipe. And damn, it was good!
Fried Chicken
- 2 cups low fat buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Flour, for dredging
Add chicken pieces to buttermilk and let soak for 8 or so hours – or up to 24.
Mix spices together and liberally douse the drained chicken. Dredge in flour and then fry in coconut oil – about 10 or so minutes per side, depending upon how thick the chicken pieces are.
It was absolutely delish! It was crispy-crunchy with just the right amount of heat and the most subtle hint of sweet coconut. I had to restrain myself from devouring the whole platter.
The nice thing is we will have some cold fried chicken for lunch tomorrow.
I can’t wait!
And ya know… I could really get used to getting nursed back to health like this.
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Tim…do you all use a deep fryer? Sounds like you used a skillet.How much oil?Don’t have deep fryer….have an electric skillet and deep frying pan.Am so curious about this recipe!
Hi Patty! We do have a deep fryer, but Victor used the electric skillet for this one. He used maybe three cups of oil – and it’s a large, rectangular pan. It came up about 3/4″ in the pan.
When all the chicken was in the pan it was not fully covered in the oil.
Have fun. It was tasty!
Thanks Tim!!!