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KFC Original Recipe Fried Chicken Low-Fat/Low-Calorie Recipe
KFC Original Recipe Fried Chicken Low-Fat/Low-Calorie
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Entree
Calories: 200
Cook Time: 2 hours 25 minutes
Recipe Rating: 4.2 (6 reviews)
 
We can attribute a lot of that famous flavor of KFC chicken to MSG. Dr OZ challenged me to replace the MSG without losing the flavor we have come to love. You may be shocked at what I came up with - but you will not be disappointed.

Todd's Dr. Oz Clone
Calories: 200 each thigh / 290 each breast
Fat: 9g / 10g

Original KFC
Calories: 250 each thigh / 360 each breast
Fat: 17g / 21g
8 small pieces of chicken, breast, thigh, and drumsticks, with skin removed

Brine
8 cups water
1/3 cup salt
2 tbsp premium, MSG-free fish sauce

Breading
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups plain bread crumbs
4 1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp granulated sugar
2 tsp finely ground tellicherry pepper
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp ground savory
1/2 tsp ground sage
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground marjoram
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper

Dredge
4 eggs
2 cups skim milk
Vegetable oil cooking spray

1. Dissolve 1/3 cup salt in 8 cups water. Stir in fish sauce. Add chicken and marinate for 2 hours. Remove chicken from brine, rinse with water, and blot dry. Preheat oven to 375° F.

2. Make the breading by combining all ingredients in a large bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and then stir in the milk. When the oven is hot, dip each piece of chicken in the egg and milk mixture and then press into the breading. Toss each chicken piece in the breading until well-coated. Let chicken sit for 2 minutes in the breading. Shake off the excess breading and arrange on a baking sheet that has been thoroughly sprayed with vegetable oil non-stick spray.

4. When all of the chicken has been breaded, spray each piece with the oil spray until the breading is completely moistened.

5. Bake chicken for 40 to 45 minutes or until it’s nicely browned.

        
lakshya  
Submitted on 03/10/13
Wow I loved this recipe! I always think why can't we do it in home - its so expensive. I loved it !
Gail Johnson  
Submitted on 03/05/13
Just made this chicken but I couldn't find fish sauce for the brine. My family all enjoyed the chicken & I will make it again since I have all the seasonings. Not bad, nice flavor
ken fitzgerald  
Submitted on 11/24/12
I prepared this recipe last night ( Fri) and one of my daughter stated right off the bat that it tasted just like KFC. I didn' take skin off though and the chicken I bought was a bit bigger that what you get at KFC... Just cooked it for 20 minutes more an left it in the oven on warm 30-hour. Very tasty, moist and juicy.
traci fernandez  
Submitted on 07/17/12
I just looked this up because I remember years ago seeing this recipe and never tried it. Our family bought food out from KFC for my birthday last evening. We spent almost $45. I know their food is way too overpriced AND I woke up with a headache. I asked myself "I wonder if KFC uses MSG? because whenever I wake up with a headache it is usually after I ate out and I think the restaurant is using MSG. To my avail, by looking here...they do! I will make this from now on and save a whole lot of $$
Kathy Kalisch  
Submitted on 04/13/12
Todd, I sure appreciate you trying to copy KFC's chicken but it just didn't taste the same but it was not a bad knock off of Shake & Bake! Keep trying...
Chris Woods  
Submitted on 04/11/12
This was absolutely, positively, AWESOME! Tastes just the real thing! No sage or savory though, store was out and my sage was moldy.