And KFC said their 11 herbs and spices were a secret. Haha

This copycat recipe taste pretty much the same as KFC.

• Prep 20 MIN
• Total 60 MIN
• Servings 4

Recipe and photos by Tablespoon

Ingredients​

• 1tablespoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons onion salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1whole chicken (2 breasts, 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, 2 wings)
• 1 egg white
• oil, for frying

METHOD

1. Thoroughly mix together all spices.

• 2 Combine spices with flour, brown sugar and salt.
  
  
• 3
  Dip chicken pieces in egg white to lightly coat them, then transfer to flour mixture. Turn a few times and make sure the flour mix is really stuck to the chicken. Repeat with all the chicken pieces.
  
  
• 4
  Let chicken pieces rest for 5 minutes so crust has a chance to dry a bit.
  
  
• 5
  Fry chicken in batches. Breasts and wings should take 12-14 minutes, and legs and thighs will need a few more minutes.
  
  
• 6
  Let chicken drain on a few paper towels when it comes out of the fryer. Serve hot.
  
  

 

[Irene Anthony]

KFC now has competition !!

 

[Suzanne rose]

KFC now has competition !!

This taste so much like KFC only better

 

[Luckyus]

I worked in the Rotorua KFC back in the late seventies and according to the packaging, it's eleven secret herbs and spices was made by Nestle's?

 

[Kibbo]

I made this tonight. Followed the secret list of ingredients meticulously. Even though it looked like KFC, it tasted and smelled nothing like it. The chicken turned out nicely cooked, but the coating was missing something.

 

[Suzanne rose]

I made this tonight. Followed the secret list of ingredients meticulously. Even though it looked like KFC, it tasted and smelled nothing like it. The chicken turned out nicely cooked, but the coating was missing something.

Not sure what would have gone wrong. I've made it alot and it's really good and taste like kfc just not dry and as fatty as theirs .
Did you put every single herb n spice

 

[Kibbo]

Not sure what would have gone wrong. I've made it alot and it's really good and taste like kfc just not dry and as fatty as theirs .
Did you put every single herb n spice

Yes, followed the recipe exactly. I'm not saying it tasted awful. It turned out to be a regular fried chicken with a fried flour coating. Not unpleasant, but to me it didnt have the KFC taste. One bonus was that it wasn't dripping with oil as has been the case with some KFC s I have gone to. So was OK as a meal but not a replacement for KFC.

 

[Kibbo]

Interesting wonder why it’s a conundrum isn’t it I’d do it but I don’t own a deep fryer. Bummer.

Yes, that was my problem also. I don't have a deep fryer, but I 3/4 filled a small saucepan with oil, got it steaming hot, and deep fried the larger pieces individually, but fitted the smaller pieces pieces in 2 at a time. Took a long time doing each cook 12 minutes at a time, but stored cooked pieces on a rack in a warm oven till all done.

 

[Littleboy8]

Yes, that was my problem also. I don't have a deep fryer, but I 3/4 filled a small saucepan with oil, got it steaming hot, and deep fried the larger pieces individually, but fitted the smaller pieces pieces in 2 at a time. Took a long time doing each cook 12 minutes at a time, but stored cooked pieces on a rack in a warm oven till all done.

Blimey I must be sitting on my brain why didn’t I think of thatthanks.

 

[Littleboy8]

You can use rice flour or cornstarch in place of plain flour for a better crunchier texture also and no floury taste.just saying.