Step 2: Prep the chicken & frying oil
Fried chicken
- chicken breasts, butterflied1/2
- salta sprinkle
- neutral oilfor frying
Butterfly or pound out 1/2 a chicken breast into an even thickness. Sprinkle with salt on both sides.
- If time allows, you can salt the chicken ahead of time so it dry .
In a cast iron, dutch oven, or wok, add about 1/2 inch of neutral oil and begin heating over medium-low.