Love crispy buttermilk fried chicken but you cannot ever quite get the recipe right? Here is the best buttermilk fried chicken recipe you will ever need! People will love your buttermilk fried chicken tenders and ask you to make this recipe for every picnic, potluck or barbecue!
Buttermilk chicken tenders
I grew up in a big family, so everything came in bulk! With 6 kids to feed, it seemed mom spent a large portion of her day either at the market, preparing food, cooking it, serving it or cleaning it up. To save money, mom served food that was as easy on the budget as it was to make, recipes similar to this yummy buttermilk fried chicken.
Back then, you would visit the local butcher for good cuts of meat, pork or poultry. It was actually more cost-effective to buy from the butcher than it is now (too bad if you ask me!) One of our favorite meals was mom’s buttermilk batter fried chicken. She had the best buttermilk fried chicken recipe on the block! She even won a few ribbons in her day for that munchy, crunchy and lip smacking buttermilk fried chicken.
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In my opinion, what sets good fried chicken apart from outstanding fried chicken is based on two things. One of them is the spices you put in your flour, which coats the chicken. The other is the level of crispness you can achieve from your fried chicken. Now, many people think this is accomplished by how long you fry the chicken, but it is actually how much flour mixture is on the chicken when you lower it into that hot oil! So, one of my two secret weapons for the buttermilk fried chicken recipe, is double dipping your chicken into the flour!
Double dipping was mom’s secret to winning those ribbons at the country fair every year! When she made her buttermilk fried chicken, she would dip the chicken into the buttermilk, dip it into the flour and then repeat that process one more time! It just makes a world of difference in the flavor and the crunch factor (which is pretty important when I crave fried chicken.)
I promise you if you follow the steps in this buttermilk fried chicken, you are going to have people doing two things. They are going to beg you for the recipe and they will ask you to make/bring these buttermilk chicken tenders to every potluck, school function, BBQ, picnic or anything else where you are expected to bring food!
Lisa Hager says
I only have all-purpose flour, will that work as well?
Petro says
It should work fine.
Molly Lovell says
Is there a difference between sweet papericka and regular papericka?
Petro says
Yes. Paprika range from sweet to very hot. Regular paprika is medium hot.
Vicci Bennett says
We made this last night. We have a deep fryer and it took 7 minutes to cook. So delicious! I will be making again!
Petro says
Thanks so much Vicci! That makes me so happy 🙂
Megan says
Hey I just tried making this and I had trouble keeping the breading on the chicken, it fell off most of the pieces. I used full chicken breast, could that be why?
Petro says
Hi Megan. Thanks so much for your interest in my recipe, it just makes my day! Have you used the whole chicken breast, without cutting in strips? That might be the reason. This works best with smaller pieces like chicken tenders. Make sure you keep the chicken and buttermilk mixture in the fridge for at least one hour and then shake off the excess, but not too much, you want it well coated. Dry the chicken with a paper towel before tossing with the buttermilk, especially if it seems too wet or watery. Also double dipping might work well (dip in buttermilk, cover in flour then dip again in buttermilk and cover in flour one more time), especially if your buttermilk recipe is not too thick. Hope that helps. Let me know how these worked out for you.
DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says
Looks so good. Just like my grandma used to make. Can’t wait to try your recipe. Pinned & shared.
Thanks for linking up with us @DearCreatives party!
Petro says
Thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing.
Jerri says
This looks delicious! Thanks for linking up with me. I’m featuring you this week.
Petro says
Aww, you’re so sweet. Thanks so much Jerri.
Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3 says
Thanks so much for linking up at The Pretty Pintastic Party, and for pinning the features!
We love your recipe so much we have decided to feature it at the party this weekend! We hope you’ll join us, grab a badge, and link up some more fabulous posts!
Petro says
Thank you so much, Jamie. You are a star!
zollingermomof3 says
This is on the menu tomorrow night!
Petro says
Aww, thanks so much 🙂
magknj72 says
Pinned! Glad you shared on Saturdays Are Fun Days in the Land Down Under
Petro says
Thank you so much!
cynthial1956 says
This is a wonderful recipe. I love buttermilk chicken. I think I will give this recipe a try on some drumsticks this weekend!
Petro says
Thank you Cynthia, for stopping by and your lovely comment 🙂
ashandcrafts says
Yum! I love fried chicken! Thanks for sharing this recipe with us at the Merry Monday link party. Hope to see you again next week. Sharing your post on Twitter!
Petro says
Thanks so much for stopping by and your lovely comment 🙂
Chelc | Inside the Fox Den says
OMG, yum! Chicken is a staple in my house so I am constantly looking for new recipes to add into the rotation. Gonna give this a try! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday, hope to see you again next week!
Petro says
Thank you so much for stopping by and your nice comment.
Trish says
This looks scrumptious.
Petro says
Thanks so much, Trish!