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The fried chicken recipes you’ve been craving

There's no health tick of approval here, but these recipes check all the boxes for crisp and crunch. Beware the fiery Nashville hot chicken number by Sean Brock.
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Nothing spells a finger-licking good time more than a tower of fried chicken. Whether it’s the classic Southern style or a Korean twist, fried chicken recipes are always a crowd-pleaser.

One of the most popular variations of fried chicken is Korean fried chicken, known for its crispy texture and sweet and spicy sauce, which you’ll find in our best fried chicken recipes below – as well as Dan Hong’s Korean fried chicken burger. But we also have recipes for Malay fried chicken with curry leaves, an Indonesian verison and Tawainese fried chicken.

Kentucky fried chicken and Southern-style wings are also classic recipes. Hit the recipe for Southern fried chicken with a smoky maple caramel sauce, or chef Sean Brock’s fiery Nashville hot chicken. “[It’s] a total out-of-body experience for a few minutes if you go for the hottest they make,” he says.

And there’s still plenty of crisp and crunch to be had with Dan Pepperell’s spicy fried chicken alla diavola and Porteño’s smoked chicken wings. Plus Sunda’s sweet-savoury flavour bomb of fried chicken and waffles with a palm sugar glaze.

Here are our best fried chicken recipes.

Buttermilk fried chicken with waffles
Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen

Sunda’s buttermilk fried chicken with waffles

Korean fried chicken
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Korean fried chicken

Taiwanese fried chicken
Photo: Mark Roper

Yama Kitchen & Bar’s Taiwanese fried chicken

Quick-brined fried polenta chicken
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Quick-brined fried polenta chicken

Photo: William Meppem

Crisp chicken wings with fried shallots and red wine vinegar

Malay fried chicken with curry leaves
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Malay fried chicken with curry leaves

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Fried chicken wings with blue-cheese sauce

Fried chicken with garlic butter
Photo: Mikkel Vang

Fried chicken with garlic butter by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Fried chicken burger with smoky mayo, cos and pickles
Photo: Nic Gossage

Fried chicken burger with smoky mayo, cos and pickles

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Dan Hong’s Korean fried chicken burger

Photo: Chris Court

Chicken katsu rolls

Photo: Rob Shaw

Fried chicken sangers

Photo: William Meppem

Fried chicken and coleslaw rolls

Padang chilli fried chicken (Ayam goreng balado)
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Padang chilli fried chicken (Ayam goreng balado)

Chicken noodle soup and golden fried chicken
Photo: Chris Court

Chicken noodle soup and golden fried chicken

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Salt-and-pepper chicken spare ribs with tamarind hot sauce

Deep-fried chicken with finger-lime sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Kylie Kwong’s deep-fried chicken with finger-lime sauce

Fried chicken alla diavola
Photo: Chris Court

Dan Pepperell’s fried chicken alla diavola

Fried chicken with creamed corn and coleslaw
Photo: Chris Chen

Fried chicken with creamed corn and coleslaw

Fried chicken wings with coleslaw milk
Photo: Vanessa Levis

Fried chicken wings with coleslaw milk

Photo: Chris Middleton

Southern fried chicken ribs & jalapeño mayo

Southern fried chicken with smoky maple caramel
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Southern fried chicken with smoky maple caramel

Photo: Chris Court

Fried chicken

Fried chicken wings with coriander and green chilli
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Fried chicken wings with coriander and green chilli

Smoked chicken wings
Photo: Anson Smart

Porteño’s smoked chicken wings

Photo: William Meppem

KFC, “Kat’s fried chicken”, with barbecue sauce

Nashville hot chicken
Photo: Rob Shaw

Nashville hot chicken

Photo: William Meppem

Crunchy buttermilk fried chicken

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