La La Land: Jazz, Beer, and Chicken
A recipe for southern style fried chicken inspired by the 2017 Oscar nominated movie La La Land, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken cut into 8 pieces
- 2 cups buttermilk (16oz | 454g)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup evaporated milk (8oz | 226g)
- 2 whole eggs
Dredge
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Place the chicken in a large bowl and pour enough buttermilk to cover the chicken pieces. Mix in the one tbsp of salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 5 hours.
- Set up the dredging stations by whisking the evaporated milk and eggs in one bowl and all the dries in another.
- Heat the oil (1 1/2" deep) in a deep cast iron pan over medium high heat until it reaches 325F. Drain the chicken of the buttermilk and place piece by piece first into the evaporated milk mixture then the dries. Repeat coating each piece in the wets and dries again to create a double coating.
- Dust off an excess flour on the chicken and immediately place it into the hot oil. Fry the chicken in two batches if there is enough room in the pan. Be sure to not over crowd the chicken. Turn the chicken over every 4 minutes. Fry until the internal temperature reaches 180F and the chicken is golden brown, approximately 20 minutes. Let the chicken drain and cool on a rack while you fry the rest of the chicken. Serve warm.
Notes
To reheat the fried chicken, heat your oven to 375F. Place the chicken on a cooling rack on a baking sheet. Reheat it in the oven for about 10 minutes until heated through.