Heres one of the latest recipes from the KFC Forum including the 10 definate Herbs and Spices plus the best guess of the 11th so far , you Brine the chicken for 2- 24 hours in the fridge then rinse it and dry it with kitchen roll then dip it in the eggwash let the excess drip off, then roll and press in the flour mix and shake off excess flour , then deep fry at 180 for about 7-8 mins
Chicken~
1 whole chicken, cut in pieces to KFC spec i.e. bone in and skin on including breasts (or 8-10 legs and thighs)
~Flour Mix~
2 cups self-raising cake/pastry flour
1 tbsp Sugar, light brown
1 tbsp Salt
2 tsp MSG
~Spice Mix~
2 tsp Black Peppercorns, medium ground (s)
2 tsp White Pepper, fine ground (s)
1 tsp Ginger, Jamaican (if available), fine ground (s)
3/4 tsp Sage, fine ground (h)
1/2 tsp Bay Leaves, ground (h)
1/2 tsp Chili Flakes, ground (s)
1/2 tsp Coriander Seed, ground (s)
1/2 tsp Summer Savory Leaves, ground (h)
1/4 tsp Cardamom Seed, Green, ground (s)
1/4 tsp Cloves, fine ground (s)
1/4 tsp Nutmeg, fine ground (s)
~Brine~
4 cups Water
1 tbsp Vinegar
1 tbsp Salt
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp MSG
Brine the chicken for at least 2 hours.
~Egg Wash~
1/2 cup 2% Skim Milk
1 Whole egg, beaten
I should add that these guys are attemting to replicate the Origonal Recipe as the Colonel intended us all to enjoy and not the tasteless crap that KFC Corp have been serving us up since the early 1970's.
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