Triple Dipped Fried Chicken

By Addie

"This is the crispiest, spiciest, homemade fried chicken I have ever tasted! It is equally good served hot or cold and has been a picnic favorite in my family for years." By: QUIRKYIQ

Here is a really easy tip to check the temp of your oil - if you place the tip of a wooden spoon in the oil, and little bubbles form around it, the oil is ready to go.

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups beer or water
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces

Details

Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. In one medium bowl, mix together 3 cups of flour, garlic salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper, paprika and poultry seasoning. In a separate bowl, stir together 1 1/3 cups flour, salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, egg yolks and beer. You may need to thin with additional beer if the batter is too thick.

2. Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Moisten each piece of chicken with a little water, then dip in the dry mix. Shake off excess and dip in the wet mix, then dip in the dry mix once more.

3. Carefully place the chicken pieces in the hot oil. Fry for 15 to 18 minutes, or until well browned. Smaller pieces will not take as long. Large pieces may take longer. Remove and drain on paper towels before serving.
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REVIEWS:

Ok, I have been searching a lot of different sites for a great friend chicken recipe and I finally found one. I think the overall mixture make for a great crunchy texture, but I found the flavor to be a bit bland without the use of the dip. I believer a good friend chicken should not have to be dipped (or chicken strips in my case) I followed the recipe exactly (including the beer, I used my favorite Icehouse) anyways, I used Granulated Garlic instead of Garlic salt and after I tested my first piece I decided it needed more flavor. In the batter I put 2 table spoons of All Season Salt and 1 table spoons of Celery Salt and WOW! They are awesome to eat even without dip. Anyways, I wanted to leave my .02 cents because this recipe really is very good and worth it.

This chicken is really good and easy to prepare. Here is how I did it. I used legs and thighs which I removed the skin from. Heated the deep frier to 360 degrees and fried the legs 10 minutes and the thighs 15. I didn't think it was spicy but very chrispy.

Wonderful recipe, very similar to my great-grandmother's old family recipe. I added seasoned salt instead of regular salt, added an extra tsp paprika and a tsp of chili powder, 1/4 tsp cumin and I also used shortening to fry the chicken instead of vegetable oil. It was amazing.

This recipe was absolutely outstanding!! I have tried so many times to perfect fried chicken that is light, juicy and crispy that I had almost given up hope! Now I have a family favourite that will grace my dinner table for years to come! This chicken rocks!! I am also going to try this batter with halibut. Thanks so much for posting.

We recently made this recipe prior to a hurricane so that we would have something to eat after we lost power. Several hours later, even after sitting on the counter, it was by far the most cripsy chicken I have ever eaten! KFC's secret recipe has nothing on this one. The spices were a little more salty than I like, but it was still a great tasting treat. Next time I will use plain garlic instead of garlic salt, and maybe try some crushed red pepper or chili powder to bump up the spice. This will definitley become a hurricane necessity along with bottle water and flashlights! Thanks for the post.

I tried this recipe after reading the reviews so I also doubled the spices, except for the black pepper. I also added a dash of tabasco to the wet ingredients. To boost the flavour of the chicken, I marinated it in buttermilk with garlic salt, poultry seasoning, and a dash of tabasco. Chicken was flavourful and moist and the coating was crispy and delicious. Make sure your oil is hot enough and, if you fry in batches that it comes back up to temp between batches. This will prevent greasy coating.

This was GREAT! Finally, I know how to make a chicken coating that doesn't fall off when frying and stays crispy! I even tried this on Chicken Fried Steak and it was delicious!

I left out all the spices except salt and pepper since I didnt' have them and it was still AWESOME. I've tried a few beer batter recipes on this site, and this has to be the best! It was great on onion rings, which I just ate, and the chicken is amazing too!

Delish!! I cooked this for dinner in the deep fryer and it was perfect! The crunch was fantastic! I used chicken breasts instead of chicken pieces. Very very yummy! This will replace my normal fried chicken recipe.

This is the closest that I've ever come to KFC!

The texture of this batter was amazing! Exactly what I was looking for. It needed more seasoning for our desires, but is a fabulous base to start from. The cooking time and temp was perfect! The chicken was so juicy! Thank you so much for sharing this. I look forward to making it for years to come. ***************UPDATE********************
We made this again for a birthday party we were hosting. Our family friend with leukemia barely eats due to her illness/medication. She polished off 2 whole pieces! Her mom was thrilled. I think that says a lot about any recipe! I'm changing my review from 4 stars to 5 stars. Thank you again!
***************NOTE**********************
I add 1 TBS dry mustard 1 TBS cayenne pepper to my recipe. (per 6 serving recipe)


The BEST fried chicken that has every come out of my kitchen. It was so crispy and juicy. Until now I haven't been able to find a batter that won't fall off during the frying. This recipe got more than a few WOW's from my husband. Thanks for posting this recipe!

The chicken was oh so crispy on the outside, mouth-watering juicy on the inside. The beer makes a huge difference, but my family has tried it both ways and loved it.

This recipe is awesome!!! Made this tonight for dinner and it turned out great. Deep fried @ 350 for about 18 minutes for legs and 12-15 minutes for boneless chicken breasts. Husband said it was the best fried chicken ever. I will definitely be making it again. I think next time though I might add a little more garlic salt and some season salt. Just as a personal preference. Thanks for the great recipe!!!!