How do you guys make fried chicken at home? I have the boneless recipe down. But I can’t successfully fry up chicken on the bone with out burning the breading. I love a good fried drumstick, but I like the meat tender. I usually cook it in the oven on a low heat or the grill for 4-5 hours (no breading, toss in a homade buffalo sauce).
Tonight I tried to fry them in a pan with vegetable oil. Fried till cooked through in a cast iron skillet. Took them out dipped in milk and coated with planko bread crumbs and salt and pepper, then back in the pan. I burned the first batch, and the chicken was still tough and chewy.
I had problems burnning the outside and undercooking near the bone until I got a thermometer for the oil. The type of oil doesn’t matter just a the perfect temp.
I heat the oil to 350 then add the chicken. Then drop it to 300 and you should be good to go. Get a thermometer and give that a shot OP. That might be all you need.
