this is the reason i never went to KFC:

me: can i please have a piece of chicken?
kfc person: what kind of chicken?
me: fried?

and then somehow i ended up with THREE pieces of chicken. is it too much to ask to get just one damn piece of the goddamn fried chicken? i dont need a fucking bucketful. ONE. goddamnit.

but i digress.



ps. i stole these images because i cbf reinventing the wheels. the original is here

start with chicken pieces. they all fry at different rate so make sure theyre similar sizes so they cook evenly. this is a maryland which is drumstick attached to thigh and wings. i like to just buy the whole chicken and chop it up. chicken pieces are for wusses.

half a litre of water. a heap spoon of salt.

chicken -> salted water for 20 minutes

oil. sunflower oil. palm oil. soybean oil. whatever. high smoking point oil. dont use olive. fill up to about 2/3. no more than that or youll be cleaning for a week after. put it on high heat.