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Emeril Lagasse's Homemade Fried Chicken Recipe
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Emeril Lagasse’s Homemade Fried Chicken Recipe



Today, Chef Emeril Lagasse is teaching you how to make delicious fried chicken from home! Make your own with the recipe below!

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EMERIL’S FRIED CHICKEN
For the marinade:
* 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
* 4 cloves garlic, smashed
* ¼ cup Crystal hot sauce, or other Louisiana red hot sauce
* 1 ½ teaspoons Emeril’s Original Essence
* 1 1/ 2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more for seasoning chicken after frying
* 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon celery salt
* One 3½ lb chicken, cut into 8 or 10 pieces (backbone removed)

For the breading:
* 1 1/2 cups flour
* 1/2 cup cornstarch
* 2 teaspoons kosher salt
* 1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon celery salt
* 3 to 4 cups vegetable oil, as needed, for frying

In a large plastic food storage bag, combine the buttermilk, garlic, hot sauce, Essence, kosher salt, black pepper, and celery salt. Massage bag to blend ingredients, then add the chicken pieces to the bag, seal, and refrigerate. Allow the chicken to marinate at least 4 hours or preferably up to overnight, turning the bag occasionally to ensure it is evenly brined.

Place a wire cooling rack over a baking sheet and set aside. In a medium-size bowl, combine the flour with the cornstarch, kosher salt, black pepper, and celery salt. Stir to blend. .

Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade, allowing excess to drip off, and then dredge the chicken in the flour-cornstarch mixture. Set each breaded piece aside on the cooling rack until ready to fry.

Add enough oil to come about halfway up the sides of a deep Dutch oven. Heat the oil over high heat to 325 to 350 degrees F. Use a deep fry/candy thermometer for accuracy and try to keep the temperature as steady as possible.

Fry the chicken in batches, until golden brown and cooked through, about 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until chicken registers 165 degrees on an instant read thermometer. As you are cooking, be mindful of the temperature of your oil and regulate the heat as necessary. You do not want the temperature of the oil to drop below 325 degrees F or to go above 350 degrees F. Remove the chicken and drain on a paper towel-lined platter. Serve the chicken hot, serves 4.

47 Comments

  1. @VJROMULUS

    Me I would have to get a bunch of breasts. I hate thighs and legs. LOL

    Emeril you should give us a tour of your kitchen at home. Would love to see it. All my best Matt Lemos.

  3. @sip5257

    Emril, your vodka sauce has been out of stock at my local Kroger forever a whilllllle. There’s still a spot on the shelf for it so ???? Anyway, I like it a lot!

  4. @rstuff1605

    Haha 😂😂😂😂😂 😮

    I thought the secret was msg. ..like uncle Roger HA YAH! 😂😂😂😂

  7. @antwaynetaylor9661

    I learned a lot from him and now I have been cooking for over 30 years and I own it all to him and my mom for what I learned from them bam

  11. @pinkpastelhearts

    i grew up watching him in the early 2000s, i always watching his show exactly at 8PM on food network. that fried chicken looks divine.

  12. @olivernorth1993

    Yo EM! Just marinated some wings from this episode! I just added cayenne pepper to the mixture. That's the only difference. I'm frying them tomorrow! Cmon through! (12-13-2024). Thanks!

  13. @JosephMonkofsky

    Emeril! I’m glad I found your channel. You helped inspire my passion for cooking years ago. I love your new content on YouTube. Keep it coming!

  20. @VileVisionshaunt

    Words can’t express how happy I am to see Emeril on YouTube here. This is the guy, the one that started my journey into food at a young age, now it feels like it’s come around full circle. Time to continue enjoying Emeril.

  22. @jon545

    It don't get any better than that Emeril lol It don't need much Bam because it does itself woohooo !

  25. @jojoa0808

    I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE BACK! Hubby and I have missed watching you. I still make his favorite, your smothered pork chops and potatoes from the Potluck Cookbook. ❤

  35. @timray7066

    I remember watching you on cable t.v. Great chefs of the East, Discovery chanel I think that was it. Some type of stuffed rolled chicken breast. Always very kind

  41. @InFltSvc

    Yes and if you do this your entire house will stink like oil for days and you will never get that out of your item in your house

  42. @billkraemer4710

    My gosh Em. I sure miss your cooking show. All the great recipes and Doc doing shakers and tunes with the awesome bands doing the heavy work on occasion. Sure wish I’d been in NY when that show was going on. Love having you back kitchen brother. Paper sack chicken I call it.

  43. @Scat-u9o

    Grew up watching you on the food network . One of my favorite food network shows . Very good information and always cooks with love for the food. A true artist.

  44. @Distruptofficial

    Emeril, you were the first chef that made me want to learn how to cook at home as kid. I’m 28 now, and it’s good to see the OG Chef back! You got a new subscriber!

  47. @itstoonbruh

    Used to watch him Saturday mornings before baseball practice. He literally taught me how to cook and I didn’t realize it till years later 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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