Cracker-Crusted Fried Chicken

Name: Cracker-Crusted Fried Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: , Salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons, Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons, soy sauce; 2 teaspoons, cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons, granulated garlic; 3 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half crosswise, drumsticks, thighs, and/or wings), trimmed; 36 square, saltines (1 sleeve); 1/2 cup, all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup, cornstarch; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 3 quarts, peanut or vegetable oil

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2015

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Chicken

Crunchy cracker crumbs can make a great fried chicken coating. But it took three weeks in the test kitchen and 60 pounds of chicken to get the texture just right.

SERVES4

TIME40 minutes, plus 1 hour brining and 30 minutes chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The hallmark of great fried chicken is a crunchy exterior encasing moist meat. The crushed saltine shards we use for coating the chicken fry up extra-crisp and golden, with a leavening assist from cornstarch and baking powder. For maximum f...

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