Editors’ Collection

Fried Chicken Recipes

If the thought of making fried chicken at home scares you, let us help. We have five-star recipes for buttermilk fried chicken, Korean fried chicken, Nashville-style hot fried chicken and more. Discover more chicken recipes here.

An overhead image of fried chicken on a cooling rack. — Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.

Recipes

Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Sam Sifton
2037 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,037
45 minutes
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Chicken Karaage
Eric Kim
445 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
445
40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' chilling
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Korean Fried Chicken
Julia Moskin, Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
2042 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,042
30 minutes
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Buttermilk Ranch Fried Chicken
Vaughn Vreeland
54 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
54
1 hour 20 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ brining
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Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich
Alexa Weibel
2470 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,470
45 minutes, plus brining
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Chicken Tenders
Millie Peartree
60 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
60
50 minutes
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Mochiko Chicken
Elyse Inamine, Relle Lum
1262 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,262
35 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ marinating
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Crunchy Tortilla Fried Chicken Cutlets
Rick A. Martínez
24 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
24
45 minutes
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Berry-Jam Fried Chicken
Nicole Taylor
1217 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,217
35 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes’ marinating
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Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Hannah Kirshner, Kunyan
1581 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,581
About 45 minutes, plus marinating
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Nashville-Style Hot Fried Chicken
Melissa Clark, Rodney Frazer
770 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
770
1 hour 45 minutes, plus at least 13 hours for brining and resting
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Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken With Fried Basil
Sue Li
1640 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,640
30 minutes, plus 1 hour marinating
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Yogurt-Marinated Fried Chicken With Saffron and Paprika
Julia Moskin, Ana Sortun
1116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,116
45 minutes
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Coke-Brined Fried Chicken
Sam Sifton
517 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
517
1 hour, plus 3 to 5 hours’ brining
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Indiana Fried Chicken
Michael Ruhlman, Wagner’s Village Inn
200 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
200
1 hour
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Fried Chicken Biscuits With Hot Honey Butter
Tejal Rao
1762 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,762
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Make-Ahead Fried Chicken
Melissa Clark
546 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
546
1 hour, plus at least 4 hours' marinating
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Adobo-Fried Chicken
Julia Moskin, Edward Lee
285 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
285
1 hour 20 minutes
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Matzo-Meal Fried Chicken
Kayla Stewart, Michael W. Twitty
82 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
82
2 hours, plus chilling and resting
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Southern Pan-Fried Chicken
Kim Severson, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock
475 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
475
1 hour 15 minutes, plus about 24 hours for brining and soaking
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Cold Fried Chicken
Tamar Adler, Gabrielle Hamilton
226 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
226
1 hour, plus soaking time
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Lindy Boggs’s Oven-Fried Chicken
Marian Burros
1075 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,075
1 hour 10 minutes
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Easy
15-Minute Fried Herbed Chicken
Mark Bittman
1228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,228
15 minutes
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Easy
Southern Living's Best Fried Chicken
Julia Moskin, Norman King
382 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
382
1 hour, plus brining time
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Outdoor Fried Chicken for a Crowd
John Willoughby
118 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
118
About 1 hour, plus at least 12 hours’ soaking
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Brooklyn Bowl Fried Chicken
Pete Wells
144 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
144
25 minutes
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