Garlic Fried Chicken

Name: Garlic Fried Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons, granulated garlic; 5 , garlic cloves, minced; , Kosher salt and pepper; 3 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half crosswise, drumsticks, thighs, and/or wings), trimmed; 2 cups, all-purpose flour; 4 , large egg whites; 3 quarts, peanut or vegetable oil; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh parsley; 1/4 teaspoon, kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 8 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, water

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By Diane Unger

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2016, Cook's Country TV

Main Courses

Chicken

In Bakersfield, California, cooks douse fried chicken with butter and garlic. Puzzled, we paid a visit. Convinced, we fried more than 60 pounds of chicken to perfect our version.

SERVES4

TIME1½ hours, plus 1 hour marinating and 30 minutes chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe was inspired by Chef Gilbert Hernandez at Pyrenees Cafe; read about our visit here. To deeply season the chicken, we marinated it in a mixture of extra-virgin olive oil, fresh minced garlic, and granulated garlic for at least an...

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