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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8160603" data-attributes="member: 6704184">Finally got to make fried chicken again, after years of not wanting to due to my tiny kitchen, and the amount of counter space I use to make it how I want it. Spice rubbed the chicken tenders, cayenne, turmeric, oregano, basil, salt, pepper. Did that first, so it could sit at room temp with the spice rub for a while. Made pancake batter from a box, because it was already getting late and I didn't want to add steps that weren't needed, but I added a small half-spoonful of raw honey to the mix. Mixed breadcrumbs with powdered ritz crackers, and the same spice mix used on the chicken. Set up the counter at my girlfriend's place, stove (with plate for finished pieces on an unused burner)>breadcrumbs>pancake batter>buttermilk filled baking pan, deep enough to soak fully submerged and wide enough to fit several tenders at a time>cutting board full of spiced chicken tenders.  Thus the need for counterspace. I've seen others do simpler systems, with fewer steps and less space needed, but nah. I'd rather friend chicken be a rare treat than change my system. So, between the ritz and spice mix in the breadcrumbs, and the spice rub on the chicken, and the honey in the batter, this was the best batch of friend chicken I've ever made. The final 5 pieces were just for me and my girlfriend. OUr other partners are lightweights when it comes to spice. Her other partner felt like the main batch was spicy! ANyway, the small batch, I added habenero salt to the spice rub, and used cayenne and turmeric to redden the batter, and put all extra cayenne and turmeric, and a good dash of the habenero salt, in the breadcrumbs. Still not actually hot, but damn did it sizzle nicely on the tongue. The ladies made rice and steamed broccoli and cauliflower to go with it, and we had some ciders with the meal and watched Fiddler on The Roof. A day well spent. And I've got leftover chicken, because I made 3lbs of it for no good reason!</blockquote>

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