Indulge in a culinary journey with our tantalizing honey-brined fried chicken breasts, where crispy meets juicy in perfect harmony. Marinated in a sweet and savory honey brine, these chicken breasts emerge succulent and bursting with flavor. Coated in a golden-brown crust, each bite offers a satisfying crunch that gives way to tender, juicy meat. Accompanying this main course are three delectable recipes: luscious honey-butter biscuits, creamy mashed potatoes with roasted garlic, and a refreshing cucumber salad. Prepare to elevate your taste buds with this symphony of flavors, perfect for a memorable meal.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
HONEY FRIED CHICKEN
This has been a favorite in my family for many years -- we first had it at a small restaurant in New England and wanted to try to make it ourselves. I think we came very close! Hope you enjoy it!
Provided by SmKat
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then coat each seasoned chicken piece with honey.
- In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the garlic powder, chicken bouillon granules and flour. Dredge honey coated chicken pieces in flour mixture, coating completely.
- Fill a large, heavy skillet with oil to a depth of one inch. Heat over medium-high heat.
- Fry chicken for at least 5 minutes per side, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 565.6 calories, Carbohydrate 42.2 g, Cholesterol 97.1 mg, Fat 28.5 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 34.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 234.4 mg, Sugar 17.9 g
BONELESS, SKINLESS HONEY-BRINED CHICKEN BREASTS
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Add the water, salt, and honey to a 4-quart container. Whisk until the salt is completely dissolved. Add the chicken breasts, and place a small plate on top to assure the chicken is submerged.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, but no longer than 2 hours. Remove the chicken from the brine, rinse, and pat dry with paper towels. They're now ready to cook in any recipe that calls for boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 262 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 102 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 37 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 7172 mg, Sugar 17 g, Fat 4 g, ServingSize 4 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
TENDER PAN-FRIED CHICKEN BREASTS
First pan-fried, then baked, this will be the most tender, moist chicken you will ever try.
Provided by Alesia
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Stir together flour, tarragon, salt, ginger, pepper, mustard powder, thyme, garlic powder, and oregano in a shallow bowl until well blended. Beat the egg together with the milk until smooth in a bowl. Dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture, shake off excess, then dip in egg, and again in flour. Set breasts aside to rest for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge the chicken breasts in flour again, and shake off excess. Brown the chicken in the hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Place onto a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 20 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 453.2 calories, Carbohydrate 27 g, Cholesterol 120.9 mg, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 40.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 1842.9 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
PERFECT CHICKEN BRINE
Brining chicken adds tons of flavor and keeps the meat moist. Several years of experimenting with ingredients and method and I finally found the right combination for my perfect chicken brine.
Provided by Kate Leifker
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix water, kosher salt, white sugar, garlic, sage, basil, peppercorns, and bay leaf in a large pot over medium-high heat; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the salt and sugar are dissolved completely, about 20 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat and cover with a lid. Cool brine at room temperature for 2 hours before refrigerating to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 37.8 calories, Carbohydrate 9.2 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 3422.9 mg, Sugar 6.7 g
HONEY BRINED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND SAGE
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h12m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix honey, salt, water, bay leaves, and garlic together. Pull skin away from chicken just enough to place sage leaves and lemon slices under skin. Truss the chicken and tie the other end of the butcher's twine to the pot handle for a quick retrieval of the brined chicken. Place chicken in liquid and let sit in cooler for 12 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place chicken on roasting rack in oven and brush with olive oil. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes or until juices run clear.
PICKLE BRINED FRIED CHICKEN WITH HOT HONEY SAUCE
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories main-dish
Time 2h5m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Combine the sugar, vinegar, pickling spices, bay leaf, 1/4 cup salt and 2 cups cold water in a large pot and bring to a boil, stirring, until the salt and sugar dissolve. Fill a large bowl halfway with ice. Remove the brine from the heat and pour it over the ice to cool to room temperature. Add the chicken skin-side down, being sure to keep the chicken submerged. If the chicken is not completely covered in brine, add more cold water. Cover the pot and let sit for at least 1 hour at room temperature or refrigerate up to overnight.
- When you're ready to fry the chicken, pour enough oil into a large Dutch oven to reach about a third of the way up the side and deep enough to submerge the chicken. Heat the oil to 350 degrees F. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and line 2 rimmed baking sheets with wire racks.
- Remove the chicken from the brine and place in a large bowl with the buttermilk. Put the flour in a large paper bag. Season the flour with the dill, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and remaining tablespoon salt. A few pieces at a time, transfer the chicken to the bag with the flour and shake well to coat. Place the coated chicken on the wire rack-lined cookie sheet.
- Fry the chicken in batches until golden brown and the internal temperature measures 165 degrees F, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Remove to another wire rack-lined baking sheet and transfer to the oven while you cook the rest of the chicken. Let cool slightly before serving with the Hot Honey Sauce.
- Stir together the honey, butter, hot sauce, paprika and cayenne in a small saucepot over medium heat. Heat and stir until smooth and all ingredients are combined.
HONEY-LEMON-GARLIC BRINED CHICKEN BREASTS
These incredibly moist, juicy chicken breasts are brined in a mixture of honey, lemon and garlic, with sea salt, thyme and black pepper. Then they're baked and basted with more honey, lemon juice and pan juices to really bring out the flavor. Absolutely delicious! Prep time includes brining time.
Provided by EdsGirlAngie
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 13h54m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large plastic bag placed in a large, deep pot (a stockpot is good) combine the water, salt, honey, dried thyme, garlic halves, black pepper and sliced 1/2 lemon.
- Add chicken breasts to brine and tie up bag tightly.
- Allow chicken to brine in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 12 hours, preferably no more than 18 hours.
- When brining time is up, remove chicken from brine (no need to rinse) and place in a baking dish.
- Bake chicken, covered, in a 375 degree F oven for one hour.
- After one hour, remove cover, sprinkle the juice of 1/2 lemon over chicken breasts; drizzle each chicken breast with just over a tablespoon of honey; gently spoon some pan juices over them, and season to taste with black pepper.
- Return to oven for 20 more minutes, or until breasts are nicely browned a little.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 464.8, Fat 13.6, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 92.8, Sodium 18712.6, Carbohydrate 59, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 54.1, Protein 31.1
CRISPY JUICY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN BREASTS
This is a very crispy, moist, and tender chicken dish without the messy frying. The oven does a great job making that crispy coating we all love.
Provided by Judy in Delaware
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place chicken breasts and buttermilk into a large resealable plastic bag, knead several times to coat chicken with buttermilk, and squeeze air from the bag. Seal and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Placed crushed herb-seasoned stuffing mix into a shallow bowl. Mix flour, salt, and black pepper in a separate flat dish. Beat egg with water in a bowl. Pour peanut oil into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Remove chicken from buttermilk, shake off excess buttermilk, and discard used buttermilk marinade. Dredge chicken breasts in seasoned flour. Dip each floured breast in egg, then press gently into stuffing mix to coat. Place coated chicken breasts into the pan with peanut oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Turn each chicken breast over and continue baking until chicken pieces are no longer pink inside and the coating is crisp, about 25 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 473.6 calories, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 112.2 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 35.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 1178.1 mg, Sugar 7.4 g
CHEF JOHN'S NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN
If you've never had Nashville Hot Chicken, we're talking about an ultra-crispy fried chicken doused with a cayenne-infused glaze, and by 'glaze' I mean melted butter and lard. For the record, I've never been to Nashville, so I can't tell you how authentic this is, but it works for me, and is fairly easy to pull off.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes
Time 10h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Toss chicken pieces with 1 tablespoon kosher salt. Transfer chicken to a bowl; cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Whisk buttermilk, pickle brine, hot sauce, and egg together in a mixing bowl. Pour marinade over chicken and stir to ensure each piece is thoroughly coated. Cover and let chicken marinate in refrigerator 2 to 4 hours.
- Mix flour and salt together in a shallow flat dish. Remove chicken from marinade and blot with paper towels. Reserve marinade. Toss chicken in flour until thoroughly coated. Return chicken to marinade, coating all sides; remove chicken from marinade allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Coat the chicken once again in flour mixture. Place on a rack. Repeat with all chicken pieces. Allow to sit out about 15 minutes to allow coating to dry out a bit.
- Place butter and lard in a large pot. Add cayenne pepper, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, kosher salt, and black pepper. Place over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until fats melt. Remove from heat; keep sauce warm.
- Fill cast iron skillet about 1/3 of the way with vegetable oil. Heat oil to 350 degrees F over medium-high heat. Carefully place chicken into hot oil, skin side down. Maintain an oil temperature of 325 degrees F, adjusting heat as need. Fry until instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees F, 8 to 10 minutes per side.
- Transfer chicken to a rack to drain. Brush with the sauce on both sides.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1114.9 calories, Carbohydrate 74.5 g, Cholesterol 258.2 mg, Fat 66 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 53.9 g, SaturatedFat 22.8 g, Sodium 3754.8 mg, Sugar 7 g
Tips:
- Brining the chicken breasts in a honey-based solution helps to keep them moist and flavorful during the frying process.
- Make sure the chicken breasts are completely dry before frying. This will help to prevent splattering and ensure that the chicken cooks evenly.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pan or Dutch oven for frying the chicken. This will help to maintain a consistent temperature and prevent the chicken from burning.
- Fry the chicken breasts in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. This will help to ensure that the chicken cooks evenly.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken breasts. They are done when they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Conclusion:
Honey-brined fried chicken breasts are the perfect comfort food. They are crispy, juicy, and full of flavor. Serve them with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, green beans, or coleslaw, for a delicious and satisfying meal.
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