How to Make Fried Chicken With a Pressure Cooker
Southern fried chicken is traditionally cooked in a cast iron skillet. However, in order to turn this Southern delicacy into a fast food item, Harland Sanders popularized a technique of pressure frying chicken which cooks the meat in 10 minutes instead of 30. Pressure cooked fried chicken will have a crisper coating and juicy and tender meat. Although household pressure cookers should not be operated with more than 1/4 cup of oil, frying the chicken pieces before finishing them in the pressure cooker will yield satisfying results.
Things You'll Need
- Pressure cooker
- Medium bowl
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 gallon size zip top bag
- 1/4 cup white flour
- 1/4 cup oat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 chicken cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Tongs
Instructions
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Pour the milk and hot sauce into a bowl and add the chicken pieces.
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Place the flours, herbs, spices and salt into the zip top bag.
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Seal the bag and shake it well to mix the ingredients.
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Add the chicken pieces to the bag of seasoned flour and reseal the bag.
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Shake the bag again to evenly coat the chicken pieces.
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Add the oil to the pressure cooker and place the cooker pot over medium-high heat.
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Add the chicken pieces to the hot oil. Do not place the pressure cooker's lid on the pot yet.
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Brown the chicken on all sides in a skillet.
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Remove the pressure cooker from the heat and carefully place the cooker's lid on and seal it firmly.
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Place the sealed pressure cooker back onto the stove over medium heat until it comes up to pressure.
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Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes.
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Remove the pressure cooker from the stove and open the pressure valve.
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Open the pressure cooker lid once all of the steam has escaped from the pot. Serve the fried chicken.
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