{"id":3397,"slug":"tangy-lemon-battered-fried-chicken","title":"Tangy Lemon Battered Fried Chicken","description":"Even more tangy than using buttermilk.","ingredients_raw":["1 tbsp smoked paprika","1 tbsp salt","1 tbsp black pepper","1 tsp granulated garlic","1 tsp ground ginger","1 tbsp cayenne pepper","2 ea. chicken thighs, legs, and boneless breasts","Freshly-squeezed lemon juice","Cornmeal as needed for dredging","16 ounces vegetable shortening"],"ingredients_norm":["smoked paprika","salt","black pepper","granulated garlic","ground ginger","cayenne pepper","ea. chicken thighs leg","squeezed lemon juice","cornmeal as needed for dredging","vegetable shortening"],"steps":["Combine paprika, salt, pepper, granulated garlic, ginger, and cayenne.","Moisten chicken with lemon juice and coat with seasoning mixture.","Dredge chicken in cornmeal and let rest 2–3 minutes only.","Melt shortening in a large cast iron skillet; heat to 350°F, watching carefully to prevent burning.","Place legs and breasts around the edges, then place thighs in the center.","Fry for 12 minutes, then flip to the other side and fry another 12 minutes.","Drain on a cooling or oven rack. Please don't use paper towels, which will make your chicken greasy.","Sprinkle with black pepper; serve."],"categories":["Chicken recipes","Recipes using chicken","Recipes using lemon juice","Deep fried recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using cornmeal","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using ground ginger"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tangy_Lemon_Battered_Fried_Chicken","source_ref":"4513152","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Tangy_Lemon_Battered_Fried_Chicken&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"8b42d11ea89ecdbac2cd627881a1bf57d1e741c6cf068cc999cafa98d24adad5","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:26Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/tangy-lemon-battered-fried-chicken"}