Grammy's Kitchen · Fried Chicken · Crispy Fried Chicken
One of 60 fried chicken recipes we measured
124 cooks on thestayathomechef.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 60.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| dairy | 3% | 3% |
| egg | 0% | 0% |
| liquid | 3% | 4% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
| fat | 4% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 10800 g | 6 chicken thighs (skin-on, bone-in) |
| 10800 g | 6 chicken drumsticks (skin-on, bone-in) |
| 735 g | 3 cups buttermilk |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce |
| 12 g | 2 teaspoons salt |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon black pepper |
| 360 g | 3 cups all-purpose flour |
| 64 g | 1/2 cup cornstarch |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon salt |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon paprika |
| 7 g | 2 teaspoons onion powder |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons garlic powder |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried basil |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon white pepper |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 872 g | 1 quart vegetable oil (for frying) |
Method: 8 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This fried chicken recipe is a game-changer! The buttermilk brine made the chicken incredibly juicy, and the cornstarch in the coating gave it that perfect crispy crunch. I followed the tip to let the breaded chicken rest before frying, and it really helped th” — a cook, 5.0★
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