No matter the recipe you choose for your breading, the secret tip to making the best fried chicken is hidden in the refrigerator before frying.

If you go to all the effort of making fried chicken from scratch, you'll want the breading to actually stay on the chicken -- this one simple hack will help.

Directions. Horizontally halve the chicken breast. Gently pound the resulting cutlets so they're an even thickness, about 1/2 inch. Set up 3 bowls for the breading: one with the starch, one with ...

Fried chicken. Everybody loves it and lots of places serve it, but not every breaded bird is created equal, and finding great versions of the soul food staple in Seattle can be quite a challenge.

Orders of chicken tenders are plated in the kitchen of a restaurant in Manchester, N.H., on Sept. 26, 2024. Fifty years ago, the breaded, fried chicken tender as we know it was invented in Manchester.