Name: Honey-Brined Fried Chicken Breasts recipe
Ingredients: 3 cups cold water;¼ cup kosher salt;¼ cup honey;4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves;¼ cup buttermilk;1 cup all-purpose flour;1 teaspoon black pepper;½ teaspoon garlic salt;½ teaspoon onion salt;cayenne pepper to taste;vegetable oil for frying

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Ingredients

3 cups cold water ¼ cup kosher salt ¼ cup honey 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves ¼ cup buttermilk 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon garlic salt ½ teaspoon onion salt cayenne pepper to taste vegetable oil for frying

Nutrition Info

481.3 calories carbohydrate: 49.4 g cholesterol: 65.2 mg fat: 21.5 g fiber: 1.3 g protein: 22.8 g saturatedFat: 4.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 6378.4 mg sugar: 18.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Mix cold water, kosher salt, and honey in a large bowl, stir until salt dissolves. Add chicken breasts, and weigh them down with a plate to keep them completely submerged. Cover entire bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Remove bowl from refrigerator, drain and dry chicken. Pour buttermilk over chicken in a large bowl. Set aside at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Combine flour, black pepper, garlic salt, onion salt, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl.
Coat each chicken breast in flour mixture until well covered on all sides, place flour-coated chicken breasts on a cooling rack to dry for 15 minutes.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cook chicken breasts until browned and no longer pink in the center, about 10 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Transfer chicken to a cooling rack, allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Is there anything less inspiring than a boneless-skinless chicken breast? How do we turn this culinary snoozer into something worthwhile? Fry it.

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