fried chicken?

swammi

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While we are on the subject, has any one been able to make fried chicken at home that is similar to restaurants. The reason I ask is because I try to make a crunchy chicken Parmesan but it's not like in the restaurants.

I make the best fried chicken this side of my Grammaw's kitchen. But if I gave you the recipe, I'd have to kill you.
 

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I make the best fried chicken this side of my Grammaw's kitchen. But if I gave you the recipe, I'd have to kill you.

How about some strategies. Because usually what I will do is cover some chicken in flower, and then fry it in a frying pan in some oil. Or I will take the chicken in flower, then egg, and then some bread crumbs. I'm wondering if I need to add more oil or if I need to add something like baking powder or something like that.
 

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Is the franchisee for Popeye's in Iowa an ISU alum? I think I read that somewhere.

The two Des Moines locations use the work realease/recently freed prisoner employment programs heavily.
 

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How about some strategies. Because usually what I will do is cover some chicken in flower, and then fry it in a frying pan in some oil. Or I will take the chicken in flower, then egg, and then some bread crumbs. I'm wondering if I need to add more oil or if I need to add something like baking powder or something like that.

If I had to guess, I'd say if was your use of daisies as a powder coat that is ruining it.
 

FarminCy

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Not much of a fried chicken fan but I do actually like Pizza Ranch's.

Can't remember if Starbucks (no not the coffee chain) in Nevada has fried chicken, everything else there is awesome so if they have fried chicken i'm sure it's good.

Just thinking of Starbucks right now makes me want to go there and get a beef burger and cyclone right now.
 

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The best fried chicken I've ever made is Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc Fried Chicken Recipe. It is very labor intensive, but boy is it good! Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc restraurant is in California and serves this chicken every other Monday.
 

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In deep SE Iowa there is a place called Mt. Hamill Tap. It is basically a big roadhouse in the middle of nowhere. This place has a sign that reads "You'd have to be a rooster to find a fresher piece of chicken."

This is the best fried chicken I have ever had. Ever. Nobody else comes close. You should see this place on the weekend. They have two huge rooms, and they will be packed, and there will still be 30 people in line just to get seated. Again, this is happening in the middle of BFE. The chicken is amazing.

There is a place in Illinois called Rips Tavern in Ladd... Best chicken on earth. They have fried pickle slices, they bring out baskets of the fried chicken breading like Long John Silvers.

No silverware, no plates... Eat with your hands and damn cheap beer... Great place.
 
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LindenCy

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Does Amish country in Iowa have good fried chicken? I know the Amish area in Illinois has some great chicken.
 

FarminCy

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If the Amana Colonies count as Amish, then yes. The Ox Yoke right of I-80 has fantastic fried chicken.

Man I love that place. Used to have a family Christmas in the amanas every year and I would just destroy breakfast at that place. But nothing comes close to the 8 pork chops and three bowls of sauerkraut I ate at the Colony Inn for our Christmas party. Ah the memories.
 

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Ox Yoke blows. and don't ruin Bojangles for me by liking it.

I like Bojangles, deal with it. I also like Andy's cheesesteaks, and Wilburs BBQ in Clayton. And Waffle House.

This guy has it right, Ox Yoke is ******* awesome.

Man I love that place. Used to have a family Christmas in the amanas every year and I would just destroy breakfast at that place. But nothing comes close to the 8 pork chops and three bowls of sauerkraut I ate at the Colony Inn for our Christmas party. Ah the memories.
 

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