Dear Shaul’s,
How do you make an authentic fried chicken that doesn’t include soaking in buttermilk?
Barry, Brooklyn NY
We all love our fried chicken – the crisp coated outside, and the juicy tenderness of the chicken inside. In fact, if we try hard enough we can just smell it frying. At least I can. Can’t wait to do some finger lickin’.
You have an excellent question! And you are so right, Barry — when a kosher cook goes searching for authentic southern fried chicken recipes, we hit a MAJOR stumbling block: almost all of them call for dipping the chicken in buttermilk. Such a no-go in a kosher home!
Now, we agree that this authentic method is not an option, but no one wants to compromise on taste. So it’s up to clever kosher cooks to come up with a solution.
It took some trial and error, but I developed a recipe that proves you do not need buttermilk at all. Soy milk and vinegar do the trick! It’s real down home country cooking with a kosher twist! What do y’all think Paula Deen would say?
This chicken is so delicious and special it could even be great for a Shabbos meal! Keep the questions coming — we all have a lot to learn!
This is not a new trick that you developed. It has been around for years. Give credit where credit is due.
ReplyDeleteSee, for example:
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/f/MilkSubstitutes.htm
http://www.mothering.com/community/forum/thread/530878/non-dairy-substitute-for-buttermilk
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/284961
Hi Elsie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting! You have a point! We're sure our readers appreciate knowing about how to make good fried chicken without the butter milk but we should have said here's a trick we learned.
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