The Fried Chicken Recipes You Want And Need

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While all fried chicken recipes are essentially the same -- chicken that's been breaded or battered and then fried to golden perfection -- the details are what matter. It's the subtle variations in ingredients and technique that make each recipe unique. One recipe may add a hint of sage, another may require a 24-hour buttermilk bath and then there are the ones that serve it on top of waffles.

The way we see it, this gives us just the excuse we need to make and eat more fried chicken -- because we have to try them all, right? We gathered together 12 great fried chicken recipes that are all unique (read, must-try) in their own, subtle way.

Classic Fried Chicken

Handle The Heat

Get the Classic Fried Chicken recipe from Handle The Heat

Rosemary-Brined, Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Genius Recipes/Food52

Get the Rosemary-Brined, Buttermilk Fried Chicken recipe from Genius Recipes via Food52

Almond Buttermilk Jamaican Fried Chicken

Half Baked Harvest

Get the Almond Buttermilk Jamaican Fried Chicken recipe from Half Baked Harvest

Pioneer Woman's Fried Chicken

Steamy Kitchen

Get the Pioneer Woman's Fried Chicken recipe from Steamy Kitchen

Fried Chicken & Waffles

mtlabor/Food52

Get the Fried Chicken & Waffles recipe from mtlabor via Food52

Five Spice Fried Chicken Drumsticks

The Woks Of Life

Get the Five Spice Fried Chicken Drumsticks recipe from The Woks Of Life

Sage Fried Chicken

annesfood/Food52

Get the Sage Fried Chicken recipe from annesfood via Food52

Buttermilk Chicken Biscuit With Habanero Peach Hot Sauce

Half Baked Harvest

Get the Buttermilk Chicken Biscuit with Habanero Peach Hot Sauce recipe from Half Baked Harvest

Oven-Fried Southern Chicken With Sweet Honey Bourbon Sauce

Half Baked Harvest

Get the Oven-Fried Southern Chicken With Sweet Honey Bourbon Sauce recipe from Half Baked Harvest

Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc Fried Chicken

Pass The Sushi

Get the Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc Fried Chicken recipe from Pass The Sushi

Slow-Bathed Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Sarah Schatz

Get the Slow-Bathed Buttermilk Fried Chicken recipe from Chef James via Food52

Fried Chicken Wings, Takeout Style

The Woks Of Life

Get the Fried Chicken Wings, Takeout Style recipe from The Woks Of Life

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