Taste Testing KFC Copycat Recipes - Episode #3
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- This week on the KFC show we are Taste Testing Leaked KFC Recipes & Copycat KFC Recipes. We are going to use this information as a base to start narrowing in on our own recipe to replicate the flavour To cook KFC at home. We are getting closer to cracking the secret KFC recipe for 11 herbs and spices, so you can make KFC chicken at home with our KFC secret Recipe Clone Hack. We have tested the Chicago Tribune leaked KFC Recipe - it was horrible. We tested Todd Wilbur's Top Secret Copycat KFC Recipe - Lacking, totally lacking. We tried Quang Tran KFC Leaked secret recipe - so-so. We tried Nicko's Kitchen Copycat KFC Fried Chicken - Meh. We tried Whats4Chow KFC Fried Chicken Secret Recipe - Original Recipe... so far from real it was horrible. We tried Chris LEA Copycat KFC / Kentucky Fried Chicken Original Recipe, Secret ingredients... Nope. We Tried Recipe30 KFC Secret recipe accidentally revealed... Nope. But our copycat secret kfc recipe hack revealed - will be epic.
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Chicago Tribune Leaked KFC Recipe:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 Ts salt
1/2 Ts dried thyme leaves
1/2 Ts dried basil leaves
1/3 Ts dried oregano leaves
1 Ts celery salt
1 Ts ground black pepper
1 Ts dried mustard
4 Ts paprika
2 Ts garlic salt
1 Ts ground ginger
3 Ts ground white pepper
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
**Ts - what does this mean? Ts is not an abbreviation used in cooking tsp (all lower-case) is used for teaspoons, and Tbsp is used for tablespoons. This led a lot of people to dismiss this recipe - along with the use of celery salt and garlic salt. The Tribune maintains this means Tablespoon, but for us that’s just waaaay to much spice for 2 cups of flour. If it is teaspoons, you get something that’s almost edible.
Ken's Recipe v7:
3g MSG
3g white pepper
2.5g black pepper
0.5g sage
0.5g coriander seed
0.375g ginger
0.25g red pepper flakes
0.25g clove
0.25g allspice
0.125g marjoram
0.125g summer savoury
0.125g thyme
All ground and mixed with 200g flour and 25g salt
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When I did my stint at KFC in 1972 for a couple years, they explained the pressure cooking concept to me, and why the chicken was done, but very juicy. We put the raw chicken in the cooker, closed the lid, and it cooked for about 1 1/2 minutes before the pressure valve closed. This did two things: set the coating so it wouldn't fall off, and sear the outside of the entire piece of chicken. This helped keep moisture in. Then as the cooking chickens internal temp raised, and the internal water would normally want to escape to the outside of the chicken, the rising pressure in the pot 'pushed back' and normalized the pressure so the juice stayed in the chicken. It cooked faster and stayed moist. Later when Extra Crispy came out, it was cooked in an open fry cooker with no lid or pressured. It was prepped differently. Different marinade and flour. I'm enjoying this series!
Loving the KFC series so far, keep it up glen!!
KFC gravy?
@@TWS001 Yes Pleeeeease!
Never mind the legs, we need the Hot Wings recipe!
Thank you very much, I had always felt that Chicago Tribune's leaked recipe is just a disappointing ploy. Burns really quickly and smells like tea. You are the only CZcamsr and food blogger--that I know who has finally set the record straight about this.
Did you try the chicago tribune recipe with a table spoon of msg
I heard it tastes the exact same if you use it with msg
@@michaeldavid2054 Nah but I can't lie I gave it a passing thought one which I will still follow through with just without paprika.
Apparently there's a ton of white pepper and its the main ingredient, according to the colonels nephew at least. So more white pepper might be the key.
I just received the Marion Kay seasoning today and let me tell you, it's a waste of money!! I got it, shook it up to make sure the spices inside the jar were well mixed and used it according to directions. I could tell that it WOULD have tasted pretty good, but the damn PEPPER was so overwhelming I couldn't eat the chicken!
As a resident old timer from Arkansas who has cooked for over 50 years in the south I must say back in the day all southern fried chicken recipes had strong paprika tastes.
Old school KFC tasted much more paprika and that's why southerners liked it.
Now no self respecting southerner eats KFC.
I agree, even in the early 1970s, Kentucky Fried Chicken Original recipe had a much more prominent paprika flavor- especially the further East you went in the US. California KFC didn't taste like Iowa KFC until about 1984-5.
I'll drive up to Nashville before I step foot in a KFC.
I worked at a KFC about 15 years ago, and worked with a lady who had been working there since the 1970's. She actually met the Colonel when he would go across Canada, checking up on his restaurants. Anyway, We had many conversations on the recipe because well, that's just things you talk about when you've worked somewhere for 30+ years. When we read all the ingredients on the "spice mix bag", we only came up with 11 herbs/spices including salt. When we asked the lady who'd been there for years she said that YES, the Colonel insisted that Salt was part of the 11.
At that time, in Canada, we were using big (I think 25lb) bags of flour already with the Colonel's pre-mix in. I never had to mix spices into flour. They may do things differently now, than I did then!
Glen & Friends - I've got an idea. Why not try a fry up test of a blend in equal parts of Ken's recipe and the 99x Marion Kay recipe as the dredge. For instance, mix together a half cup of each and then dredge the chicken in the resulting mixture. It might equal out the contrasts between the two. Throw in a bit more pepper if it's advisable. I'd be curious to see the results.
Definitely right about that Chicago Tribune recipe. I tried it and remember double checking on the amount of paprika, it just didn't seem right.
Love these KFC videos👍❤️
Love your videos. You two are so cute together! lol
I tune in every day looking for the next episode in the KFC series.
Glen your like a super cool uncle! I love coming along on the journey with you as you create and discover!
Thank you for sharing and all the hard work you do! It's awesome!
Just love this channel. Since i found it i keep watching every new video and also the old ones. Nice job, Glen!
Cheers from Brazil
we just ate some amazing KFC style chicken strips (we did not have enough oil to fry the chicken drumsticks i had bought) :-) I used the 'Ken' recipe from your video, and did a double dip in egg wash and the spiced flour. I did not have any Marjoram or summer savoury or any msg, so substituted with about half a gram of paprika and dropped the salt by 5g, while adding about an extra couple of grams of the white pepper. Fried them in a medium hot oil (in a regular saucepan) and they were just amazing. I have not eaten KFC for about 10 years, so did not have much a comparison... but i think you are spot on with the white pepper being the main ingredient... our kitchen smelled of it, and it was exactly like walking in to a KFC branch haha :-) Thank you for all your hard work, a truly super video.
Awesome show of recipe comparisons, Glen! The quest to find the original recipe is very intriguing.
You guys are great. Really loving your videos. Keep it up!
Totally enjoyed the chicken series, well done!
Absolutely loving this KFC series. Keep it up you two!
Really fun series. Thanks.
Love the dedication that goes into your work!
Cool! Looking forward to the next vid! Seems KFC is in the air with Binging with Babish doing the Chicago Tribune recipe!
I love those multi-episode videos. Very interesting to see how you progress towards your final recipe. Keep it up!
love following the flavour trail with you two.
The best is yet to come. Thanks, this is enjoyable.
I am totally hooked on your KFC vibe!!!
You said and showed the KFC mixture being poured was all gray. It could have its colour removed to further protect the ingredients
Thanks for this. Very honest assessment and you even addressed the salt claim. Well done. I'm subscribing.
This is such a fun series. Great work guys!
I am enjoying this series! And now im hungry again...
You guys keep this up and you're going to blow up, amazing content! Love from Toronto
Love this KFC series. Keep them coming.
I think you have a good chance of matching (to all intents and purposes) *today's* recipe.
What you had on the table might have been a decent match for a 1950s recipe.
I only rarely eat KFC, so I have a few data points years apart. It's my distinct impression that about 30 years ago the recipes got A LOT more pepper in them than what I remembered from earlier visits. Now this isn't a bad thing, especially since people like A LOT more pepper in food these days than in the 1930s to 1960s. But I think it is a real change.
I think I could just watch anything with the two of you. Your chemistry on camera is amazing.
Great! Glad you guys are on this. If you two cant figure it out I don't think any one can.
Really fun series. As an ingnorant country boy i count salt as a spice. Can't live without it.
I'm originally from a large farm. I do love salty things too.
I'm just checking up on the KFC series for any progress. The search continues. :) BTW - love your series here on youtube.
I'm so glad to find this super informative channel, keep up the good work.
More White Pepper.
More Cow Bell !!!
This is awesome Glen.
Love your videos and hope you nail the KFC recipe. Best of luck
I have my whole team at work watching the Kentucky Fried series. We watched it together today in our lunch break and can’t wait till the mystery is solved.
Happy cooking.
Can't wait those KFC videos. Checking my youtube daily for them. Hahah
Love your content and approach! You guys are awesome
Great video! Worth the wait
Love this series! You all should try Bojangles fried chicken down here in North Carolina!
I'm really liking this you guys !
I appreciate all of your effort, and your incredible generosity in sharing your experiments, discoveries, time, and talent with us. It's great to have friends like you!
I don't want to wait!! Maybe show us extended versions of all your chicken tests, does not have to be top quality or talking the entire time. Perhaps, upload that with the normal cut down episode 👌
Remove the clove and allspice, add the white pepper and Voila!
Cant wait till you nail it down. Ive been trying to make the perfect KFC chicken for years
love this kfc series cant wait for more like this
Come on Glen...we know you can do it !!!! Waiting patiently for your recipe !!!
This channel is fun. I love the recipe reverse engineering videos; it satisfies my youthful curiosity of what makes these products special (also the marketing comments are appreciated in understanding the whys). And I love the old fashioned recipes. I have a notion that food was more tasty back then before we got concerned about certain products being unhealthy. Great job! I spent hours watching your videos on my patio yesterday and it was wonderful.
Pressure frying makes the best chicken! Glad you guys are doing this. Pressure fried wings are great.
You guys are AWESOME!
The best food channel on CZcams
It's kinda a different genre. It's a food experimentation/adventure. Testing out how the claimed recipe measure against what they claim, which very few do.
Loving this series. You inspired me to make my own KFC chicken.
Loving the kfc series so interesting keep up the good work
Great job as always y’all!
PS boo on all the palette cleansers. What ever y’all keep it up. Do it your way!
Great video, guilty pleasure KFC 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘
Glen, it's so nice to see I was not the only person who suggested drinking water to cleanse your palate, when conducting a taste test. Keep up the great work! 👍
I love your pressure fryer!
My good friend is the great grandson of Colonel sanders and the real recipe is
Salt
White pepper
Black pepper
Msg
Poultry seasoning
And the secret is double pressure cooking
Dank videos I know this is a late reply but may I just say. My good friend is a neighbour of a man who once washed the car the colonel once went passed just before he died and wrote the recipe in the dust of the car and my friend says the car wash guy wrote it down before washing it legend
That doesn't really help if we don't know what kind of poultry seasoning. :)
Really enjoying your series.
This channel deserves more subscribers!
Love the series. I'll be waiting for the final recipe so I can do my own taste test. I might take fried chicken to our August star gaze. lol
you guys are great!
Always enjoyable to watch you guys.:)
Thanks for trying these!! Looking forward to the final product. I just got an air fryer, and while I know the texture will be different, I really want to replicate the flavor of the original KFC chicken!!
When you nail it. Publish it. I can't wait. :) Find out what Kentucky in Montego Bay does. Their chicken is the best EVER.
Nother fantastic video, cheers you two
Like many others I found this channel through one of the Coca Cola recipe episodes. I'm so glad I discovered it. I've always been more curious about the history of food and recipes - so not only do I love your experimentation videos but episodes like these and depression era videos have been a great way to enjoy a bit of history while you try new things.
I'm lovin' it!
Great work. I’ve tried the Chicago tribune recipe and I don’t think it’s that close.
Thanks for proving that I wasn't crazy when I tried the Chicago Tribune recipe and thought that it didn't even taste anything like KFC at all! I still use it because I do like how it tastes, but like I said last time, those volume measurements are useless and completely inconsistent. So I went ahead and added cayenne pepper and messed with the amounts because, hey, it's not KFC anyway.
Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for continuing this adventure. Your versions produce tasty fried chicken. I could not wish for more! The Colonel hit 'the sweet spot' for pressure fried chicken: it was so good that it carried a franchise offering gluey mashed potatoes, miserable gravy and 'blah' biscuits. BUT, the Colonel's chicken and a homemade fresh greens and tomato salad, even with a bottled dressing, made a meal I enjoyed many times in the Colonel's era. Add cold Schlitz beer or a quality chilled white wine, or the ubiquitous Mateus rose, and I believed I had found a fine, easy meal.
I bet he counted salt as a "herb/spice", 11 is one louder than 10!
Msg is the secret
Bryan Battista spinal tap.. tip of the hat to you good sir
The sound of that chicken frying is in dubly
He may of counted pepper as a herb too.
i think i read on another board that sanders wrote he used 11 herbs, spices, AND seasonings. salt is a seasoning, so i bet we're actually only looking for ten herbs and spices. personally, i think there's plenty better than kfc, although their gravy is something awesome. clone THAT!
I think you're exactlly right about the salt being one of the 11 "herbs and spices". If you're marketing a product for flavour, and salt one of those components. You'd absolutely bunch it in there, Especially back in the day.
Very crispy! ~
Love the “ish” ... use it all the time Glen, your wife makes a great co-star.
Cracking the KFC code? Truly you are doing the Lord's work.
Since it’s the easiest I think I’ll pick up some of that pre-made, add some white pepper and see what’s what. Thanks for the great vid and hard work!
Best seasoning I have had that reminds me of KFC is Everglades original. Popular in, of course, Florida but available on Amazon. Floridians call it monkey powder. IDKY?
Going to have to start calling Glen by his real title: Candian Colonel Glen.
Ah, ok...you are for sure going to nail it. But what about extra crispy!!!???
I've made the Tribune recipe before. I don't see how anyone can confuse it with original KFC. I can't wait to try Ken's recipe!
keep up the great work...
I love the lady in red's accent!
Thanks for the video. Your channels awesome 🎂
Looks good
Good job!
So you made me pull out my small frier and I did the KFC recipe that was on wikipedia. It was good but not KFC. But the next days leftovers were better and you could tast the pepper in it. My spice mix was brown in color. Loving the series. Thanks for the hard work.
Who complains about you not clearing your palate? People who have too much time on their hands, thats who!
I watched a man weld a seam on some metal, he had tons of people telling him he was doing it wrong... Honestly.. it's the internet, everyone is an expert.
They took the same amount of time you did to type that comment.
you know you’re watching a youtube channel of two people with too much time on their hands, right? 😂
When you follow-up with Ken’s recipe will you show the mixing of the spices and flour, and show the whole process including frying?
After KFC you could do Big Mac ;-) keep up the good work, I love it
Lived in Corbin my entire life, family has been here for 80+ years. Best friend's grandma was a cook in Sander's Cafe, her picture is in a lot of the KFC's that I have visited throughout the country. She always said that once Sander's started having the seasoning made, he had the mix brought in in two separate containers, one from Marion Kay and one from some other manufacturer. Then added several additional things to those two to create the final mix. This way, no one person ever had the complete recipe. Also, keep in mind that the chicken you had in Corbin tastes a bit different than other KFCs as Sander's Cafe KFC in Corbin isn't a franchise, it's privately owned. I think the one thing I really miss is the Chocolate Mousse Parfait things they used to sell. My grandma and grandpa always took me to KFC as a kid, when the original ... well everything, was still there. Even the building. Eating those parfaits with my grandparents is one of my fondest memories of when they came to visit us.
great vid!!!
Really enjoying this series so far. I used to follow the website/forum where "kens" recipe comes from. I remember quite a few of the guys were convinced that vanilla bean was one of the 11 ingredients. Did you omit this purposely, or have they moved away from that now (I haven't visited the site for quite a long time!)?!
I like how she wasn't sure and took another bite x3
Now can you try to remake McDonald's french fries?
This!
I can second this
glen could try some of these:
www.mashed.com/68896/make-perfect-mcdonalds-fries-recipe/
www.popsugar.co.uk/gdpr-consent?destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.popsugar.co.uk%2Ffood%2FHomemade-McDonald-French-Fries-Recipe-45087455
metro.co.uk/2015/05/26/how-to-make-perfect-mcdonalds-fries-at-home-with-five-ingredients-instead-of-19-5216292/
www.allrecipes.com/recipe/241869/mcdonalds-fries/
And see if you can determine the amount of wallpaper paste they use in the gravy!
I’ll never leave the house.
@@Karen-se5jw SHHH ITS A SECRET
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So many of us want to know about the chicken express cooker. Where did you get it. How much and could you show how to use it. Please.🤞
We’ll be talking about it when we start cooking chicken.
Nice
This runs for $899.99 on Amazon - with free shipping!
I made “KFC” about 10 years ago from a recipe found on the Internet. The one thing about it that lept out at me and which gave it that distinctive KFC taste was the flavor of savory. I think most people don’t include that in their homemade fried chicken recipes. I also think savory was more prominent in the old KFC recipe from my childhood, because that flavor really took me back to 1972.
Do you think you can share the recipe?!
Patrick Galle I couldn’t find the exact recipe anymore. I’d just say that any alleged KFC recipe that doesn’t include savory isn’t legit.
@@sunspot42 What about KFC chicken recipe from Whats4chow?