Chicken Fried Chicken With Country Gravy

You will love the warm and spicy seasonings in this recipe – paprika, black pepper, garlic, and just a little cayenne. This recipe is one of my favorites because it uses buttermilk mixture for marinating. This makes your chicken fried chicken extra crispy and light. Plus, the gravy is creamy and hearty, which makes every bite taste like heaven!

Ingredients in Chicken Fried Chicken

Boneless skinless chicken breasts – pounded thin and evenly for even frying Buttermilk – this helps to tenderize the chicken as well as give it a delicious flavor Dry mixture – flour, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. This makes the dry crispy coating for frying. Wet mixture – milk and eggs combined to make a coating for the dry mixture to stick to Oil for frying

Homemade Country Gravy

Country gravy is a white gravy that is really simple to make! No need to buy those powdered packets from the store. Use the drippings and excess breading from your frying pan, that’s where the good stuff is! Scrape all those brown bits off of the pan with a little chicken broth and then whisk in all purpose flour and bring to a boil. The whole mixture will thicken up and become a creamy, hearty gravy that is to die for!

Recipe Tips

One thing I love about this fried chicken recipe is you don’t have to cook it for as long as you would have to cook whole chicken pieces. It only takes a few short minutes on each side to cook these chicken pieces all the way through. Make sure to butterfly (slice in half) large chicken breasts or pound them with a meat mallet until the breasts are about a half inch thick and they’ll cook up in no time! I like to use a cast iron skillet for this recipe. I think it produces the best crispy outside. Marinate or soak your chicken in the buttermilk mixture outlined in the recipe card below for at least three hours, preferably overnight. This ensures your chicken is full of tenderness and flavor. This dish tastes delicious with fresh or frozen corn (check out how to cook frozen corn the right way, green beans or peas, as well as a side salad. But you could add a side of asparagus, broccoli, our Oven Roasted Vegetables. You can also fry the chicken pieces in a deep fryer until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165-degrees. No buttermilk? No problem, just combine 2 cups of whole milk with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to get a similar flavor. It won’t be exactly like buttermilk but it’s a great substitute when you are in a pinch.

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