Ron Douglas, author of the recently published America’s Most Wanted Recipes, claims to have nailed down a home recipe that most people can’t tell apart from Colonel Sanders’ widely available version. Still, it’s a bit disappointing to learn that you can’t quite replicate the ultimate fast food guilty pleasure without loading your chicken skins with Accent, a.k.a. monosodium glutamate, and using a high-pressure deep fryer.
So the Word of Mouth blog at the Guardian UK’s site crowd-sourced a remix of Douglas’ seasoned flour coating, and came up with a version that host Tim Hayward finds “very, very good.” It lacks the “facepunch” of mouth-filling flavor, known as umami, but it’s apparently quite agreeable—and Hayward lists both spice mixes, so you can give in to your overwhelming cravings if needed.
Have you tried either recipe? Have your own pan-fried chicken recipe passed down under lock and key that you want to open-source? By all means, tell us about your chicken in the comments.
The Word of Mouth KFC challenge [Guardian UK via Serious Eats]
Fred
July 28, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Still, it’s a bit disappointing to learn that you can’t quite replicate the ultimate fast food guilty pleasure without loading your chicken skins with Accent, a.k.a. monosodium glutamate, and using a high-pressure deep fryer.
What do you mean by “learn”? How did you think KFC was made?
Frankly, I’m gratified to learn it’s got chicken in it…
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September 8, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I love KFC, will give it a try…
Anyone know where to buy MSG (Accent) in Sydney.
Report PermalinkRoger
September 9, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Asian grocery stores.
Report Permalinke-sal
September 25, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Yup, Asian Groceries. Just ask for MSG or the brand name Aji-No-Moto which is a japanese brand.
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