Our Pickle Juice Brined Chicken recipe for fried chicken is super flavorful and makes tender, perfectly seasoned fried chicken. Most of the work happens overnight, with the chicken sitting in the pickle juice brine, then it’s a quick turn in the hot oil, and get ready to bite into fried chicken that’s tender and juicy on the inside with this tasty crispy coating. And for friends coming to dinner that don’t like pickles or pickle juice, we're also making salt brined fried chicken thighs. Here's the ingredients:

Pickle Juice Brined Chicken
About 1 quart of dill pickle juice
4 bone in chicken thighs

Salt Brined Fried Chicken Ingredients
about 1/4 cup kosher salt
1 quart of water
4 bone in chicken thighs

For both Pickle Brined & Salt Brined Fried Chicken:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon garlic or onion powder
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon white vinegar
(or 1 cup buttermilk)
canola oil

Directions for Pickle Brined Fried Chicken and Salt Brined Fried Chicken

For the pickle brine, we’ll be using about a quart of dill pickle juice, and this should be just about enough to cover these 4 chicken thighs. Pour the pickle juice into a container or ziplock bag, along with 4 bone-in chicken thighs. The pickle brine seasons the chicken, and will keep it moist and juicy on the inside.

I’m also making a salt brine for the remaining 4 chicken thighs. Just mix about 1/4 cup of salt with 1 quart of water, and add the chicken. If you don’t have container like this, you can also use gallon size ziplocks. Cover these up and let them overnight in the refrigerator.

Now when you’re ready to make the fried chicken, take the chicken out of the fridge about 45 minutes before you plan to start cooking to take the chill off.

Pour canola oil into a deep, heavy bottomed pot, and begin heating over medium heat. Use a thermometer to monitor the temperature. While the oil is heating up, it’s time to make the coating.

Combine 1 cup of all purpose flour, about ¼ cup cornstarch and a tablespoon of garlic powder or onion powder, and mix this together.

Start heating up your oven to 250 degrees, we'll use the oven to keep the fried chicken warm as we finish cooking all of the pieces.

For the wet mixture, you can use a cup of buttermilk, or combine 1 cup of heavy cream with 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, and let this sit for a minute or two.

Remove the chicken from the brine, then dip each breast into the cream mixture, then into the dry mixture, pressing the coating onto the chicken. Dip it back into the cream mixture, and again into the dry mixture, getting it into all of the corners. Continue coating all of the chicken pieces. You may need to make more of the dry mixture depending on how big your chicken thighs are, and how well they are coated.

Once the oil has reached 350, gently place 2 - 3 pieces of chicken into the pot. Let it cook for about 6 - 10 minutes… I like to flip my chicken throughout the frying process.

Once the oil stops bubbling around the sides, after about 6 minutes, then flip the chicken thigh and cook for 6 - 10 more minutes. When it's done, it will be a deep golden brown, with an internal temperature around 145 - 165.

Once the chicken is done, remove it from the oil, place it on a sheet pan with a wire rack and then into the warm oven. If it's on the lower side, it can finish cooking in the oven. Check the internal temperature to make sure it's 165 before serving.

Bring the oil in the pot back up to 350 before adding the next batch of chicken. Skim the oil to remove any pieces of crust that may have fallen off.

I hope you get a chance to try our Pickle Juice Brined Chicken or our Salt Brined Fried Chicken!

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00:32 Brining Chicken Thighs In Pickle Juice
01:01 How To Make A Salt Brine For Chicken
01:48 Ingredients For Pickle Brined Fried Chicken
02:38 Dredge and Coat With Seasoned Flour
04:27 Oil Temperature For Fried Chicken
05:13 How To Tell When Fried Chicken Is Done

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