IT’S Fried Chicken Day in the US and we think that’s a great idea, so here are some of the best deals and offers to help you join in.
FINGER LICKIN’ GOOD: KFC has a six-piece family feast for £11.99 when ordered through its app, as well as a mighty bucket for one at £5.49.
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You can also grab ten pieces of chicken on the bone for £10 from the world’s most famous chicken joint on Deliveroo, JustEat and Uber Eats until July 24.
WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER: For an easy fix, Sainsbury’s southern fried chicken takeaway meal for two is on offer for £6, down from £8.
The bundle includes fried chicken, spicy wedges, BBQ beans, spiced sweetcorn and dip.
Tesco is offering two packs of bite-size southern fried chicken straws for £3.50 for Clubcard customers.
Upgrade to a meal with the supermarket’s 70p coleslaw and 40p baked beans.
Or Morrisons has a meal deal of southern fried chicken, chips and baked beans for £5, saving £2.49 on buying them separately.
For the final flourishes, add corn and mix-up Bisto’s Southern-style gravy granules sold for £1.99 at Morrisons.
FAKE AWAY: Nothing beats a good batch of home-made fried chicken.
Sainsbury’s sells 1kg of chicken drumsticks (roughly eight or nine pieces) for £1.89.
Rookies might like Tesco’s Southern Fried Chicken recipe, which just requires chicken, flour, garlic, cayenne pepper, buttermilk and oil for frying.
Visit realfood.tesco.com/recipes/southern-fried-chicken to find out how.
If you like your chicken with a kick, Asda sells Tropics hot and spicy chicken fry mix for £1.65 — simply mix it with the meat before frying.
The secret to crispy chicken is to use corn starch or corn flour for part of the coating, as well as vinegar and egg whites.
Make sure the oil stays nice and hot while cooking — it shouldn’t drop below 160C.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
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