More Popular Than a Locomotive - It's Fried Chicken

It seems everyone likes fried chicken. All over thePeople all over the world have their own version of
world, you will find recipes that combine this succulentsouthern fried chicken. By changing the spices and
mild meat with frying. From American fried chicken toherbs, you can make a simple dish into one that
the tasty nuggets you can find in Asia, frying chicken isreflects almost any cuisine.
something that is universal.South American recipes feature ingredients like lime
One of the latest versions to hit the States is Koreanjuice, corn flour or corn meal, hot sauce and garlic. To
fried chicken. This lightly battered, delicately cookedmake it more Italian, use crushed red pepper, oregano,
treat is very different from the chicken you probablygarlic, chili powder, onion powder, dry mustard and add
had as Sunday dinner. Cooked to perfection and thensalt and pepper to taste. Cook it in olive oil.
lightly painted with sauce, Korean chicken is quicklyOther ways to make this dish different include varying
catching on.your cooking method. Try oven frying if you are
Most Korean chicken recipes are suited for the smalllooking for a method that is lower in fat. You can still
chickens in Korea, not the large American birds. Toget that crunchy, flavorful chicken in the oven.
compensate, either cut up boneless chicken meat intoBe sure to marinate your skinless chicken for several
small pieces or just use wings.hours in buttermilk to maintain the juiciness of the
Chinese and Japanese chicken are similar, only thechicken. A coating of flour and seasonings will provide
spices are different. Both use boneless chicken.the crunch and help seal in the flavor. You will be
Chinese may use five-spice powder to impart itshappily surprised with a low fat chicken dish that is as
unique flavor, while Japanese may rely on ginger andgood cold as it was on the dinner table the night
sake. These crunchy yet tender nuggets may bebefore.
served as is or with a sauce. Orange chicken, lemonAlternatively, you can try the traditional method of
chicken, and almond chicken all use a breaded friedfrying in a cast iron skillet. This method can make a
chicken as the base to the recipe.simple breading of flour, pepper and salt into an
Fried chicken in India is made by rubbing spices likeamazing dining experience. Cast iron has the ability to
turmeric, fennel and mustard seeds, black pepper andcook the chicken through while creating a thick, crisp
udad dal into the chicken and letting it marinate. Thencrust on the outside. This method was used by many
each piece is dipped in egg white, rolled ingenerations of cooks as the preferred method of
breadcrumbs, and fried in hot oil until crisp and golden.preparing chicken.