Chicken Fried Chicken

"Chicken fried chicken is all about that extra-crispy crust. Skinless chicken breasts are double-dipped, fried until golden, and topped with creamy white country gravy. With just a bit of prep and quick frying, you get a comforting, crunchy, Southern classic that feels like something special without too much fuss. The key to the crispiest chicken when cooking skinless chicken breasts, is double dipping the chicken in a flour mixture that contains cornstarch and baking powder. This mixture coats the chicken and helps soak up the buttermilk to get super tender chicken with a crispy coating. Since the chicken doesn't have skin like traditional buttermilk fried chicken, you need to double-coat it and let it chill to keep the coating on the chicken.  Chicken fried chicken seems a bit redundant, right? Well, the name actually comes from chicken fried steak, which is where the technique came from. Both are homestyle recipes that are great afor weeknight dinners."

Preparation Time15 min

Chilling Time30 min

Cooking Time20 min

Cooking MethodSkillet