Re: Top Hat Chicken

On Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 8:54:38 PM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 4:05:40 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > Here it is, the Holy Grail of Fried Chicken, Top Hat: 
> > 
> > Joseph S. H. wrote: 
> > With all of the discussion about the TOP HAT CHICKEN RECIPE Debbie F. asked 
> > me for it figured I would share it with everyone. 
> > 
> > THIS IS THE ACTUAL TOP HAT CHICKEN RECIPE, I worked with one of the founders 
> > daughters and talked her out of the recipe.Prep your chicken the night 
> > before 1/2 gal of water 1/4 cup salt submerge and allow to soak over night. 
> > 6 cups all purpose flour, 1/2 cup cayenne pepper ,1/2 cup red pepper 1/8 cup 
> > salt add ice water until the consistency of pancake batter is reached.. 
> > Prepare deep fryer with Crisco solid vegetable shortening heat to 375 
> > degrees. drop a small amount of batter into hot shortening and after it 
> > floats taste some like it hot. some like it hotter add equal parts of 
> > cayenne pepper and red pepper to increase the heat. Drain Chicken from salt 
> > bath and pat dry, dip in batter and submerge in hot shortening. Breasts 14 
> > min thighs 10 min legs 8 min wings 6 min., remove from shortening and allow 
> > to drain in a colander or on paper towels. 
> > 
> > And so it goes.
> Don't go for the Uptown Chicken "Top Hat" style....it is just plain bad
I start eating it in the late 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, etc.  Best chicken I've ever eaten.  That place in the north part of Columbus was awful.  I'm going to try cooking it myself.  If it turns out alright, I will post it.