Southern Fried Chicken Recipe For Belles Hot Chicken’s Spicy Chicken
This Southern fried chicken recipe makes Belles Hot Chicken’s spicy Nashville style chicken which Australian chef Morgan McGlone learnt to make during his time in the USA’s South, home to some of the world’s best fried chicken. We love skin-on boneless chicken thighs, but will sometimes use a mix of chicken pieces. We can happily eat these spicy fried chicken pieces on their own, but we also use them in everything from chicken burgers to chicken fried rice. Recipe shared with permission of chef Morgan 'Morgy' McGlone.
Servings: 1 Serving
Calories: 1439kcal
Ingredients
- 1.2 kilos chicken thigh fillets boneless with skin on; around 8-10 pieces at 120-140g per thigh; or a mix of chicken pieces: thighs, drumsticks or drumettes and wings.
Seasoned Flour
- 2 cups plain flour
- ½ tsp sweet paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Masala Chicken Fat
- 100 ml of hot oil
- 50 g melted butter
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
Spicy Seasoning
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp salt and pepper
Oil for frying
Instructions
- Use the seasoned flour to flour the boneless skin-on chicken thighs (or mix of chicken pieces if you prefer), transfer the floured chicken pieces to a tray or container, and refrigerate them for four hours. This will allow the chicken and seasoned flour to develop a 'flour glue' without making a separate paste.
- Re-flour the chicken pieces a couple more times while they're refrigerated.
- Remove the chicken pieces from the fridge and re-flour the chicken fillets a final time.
- In a small deep fryer (or deep pan filled with oil) at 178˚C, deep-fry the floured chicken thighs in batches for 9 minutes a batch. Avoid adding more than 2–3 fillets to one batch.
- Once the chicken pieces are fried, use tongs to transfer them to a tray and use a silicone brush to brush each piece with the masala chicken fat.
- Season the chicken pieces well with the spicy seasoning mix and serve immediately. They're best when they're piping hot, spicy and juicy!
- Serve the spicy fried chicken with homemade fries or use to make a spicy fried chicken burger.
Nutrition
Calories: 1439kcal | Carbohydrates: 226g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 8606mg | Potassium: 894mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 9207IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 16mg