How to Make the Best One-Batch Fried Chicken and North Carolina Cheese Biscuits

[@yogoombah2356]

00:42 Look at that critter run!

[@derekboardman9995]

I saw that little bugger! I think it was a chipmunk or ground squirrel.

[@MyVerymuch]

I didn't see a tail

[@LiogCeartas]

I saw that too! 🤣 He was over by the flower pot behind Brigitte’s left shoulder before running 0:35

[@felipefonseca6483]

I think it was a rat!!

[@stacyganus9959]

I was going to say....you can tell they are REALLY in a country setting as the rat ran across the screen!! lol

[@tommyj7087]

I grew up in NC and NEVER had one of those biscuits. Where have they been all my life! Yummmm.

[@jacquelynn2051]

Life is something. I grew up in New Jersey, but my parents grew up in North Carolina. My mom made these cheese biscuits and she made cheesy grits too. Be well!

[@brendawall865]

Abrams restaurant!! They have the "original" hoop cheese biscuits

[@kateskeys]

I’m hoping someday…maybe…I will grow up.

[@clashwithkeen]

@@brendawall865 My great uncle was the only person I ever knew that made cheese biscuits and he used hoop as well.

[@bigshrimpn]

By far, the healthiest episode ever!

[@pamelaeason1982]

😆

[@makesomejoy]

Christy is one of my favorite chef on Cooks Country! She is just so sweet!! I could sit in her kitchen and watch her cook for hours 😃 She is one of those people you'd love to go have a cup of coffee with and have a long chat.

[@timothythompson9625]

I love this channel. Loved the show on TV. Inspires me to cook at home. Fried chicken is one of my favorite foods and I've tried a couple of times not very successfully to cook it. Now I have the recipe and confidence to knock my family's socks off!

[@luxurycardstore]

I love fried chicken so much that I'm sure there's some in heaven too. And probably with a side of cheese biscuits!

[@TOXICMVP420]

@@GipsyDean you’re illiterate…

[@daveyhouston]

Amen love fried chicken

[@PinkManGuy]

I love putting these episodes on when I first wake up in the morning. It reminds me of watching the Food Network when I was really young and getting ready for school.

[@stewiecountry]

I live in eastern NC, and a cheese biscuit from the gas station is indeed an amazingly delicious delight! I crave one every week. HEAVEN in a wrapper!

[@lisah-p8474]

If you have a little cheese leak out and cook on the pan you get the beloved "cheese skirt". Always a treat to find it when you unwrap your biscuit. 😋

[@stewiecountry]

@@lisah-p8474 LOL, you got that right! Love a good cheese skirt! I may need to go get one this morning.....

[@brendaaymond9751]

Oh my those biscuits. And yes a little bacon mixed in with the cheese sounds fabulous. I also want to try the fried chicken recipe. Thanks for sharing.

[@lisah-p8474]

Grew up in Eastern NC and my earliest kitchen memories are standing in a chair at my grandma's kitchen counter "helping" her make cheese biscuits. She used the traditional hoop cheese and lard recipe. The ones we could buy at restaurants in town didn't hold a candle to Grandma's. 💕 Best additions to a cheese biscuit (IMHO) are salty country ham or fried pork tenderloin. 😋🤤

[@aprilshowers7553]

Oh you know what you're talking about

[@MsRedwings23]

My son grew up in Virginia and he use to help my mom to cook my mom was excellent cook

[@maiden411]

What a wonderful memory!😊

[@johnbrzenksforearm8295]

What was grandma's recipe?

[@kathleensmith8365]

When I was a little girl my mother would make fried chicken as the main dish for picnics to take on family roadtrips. This gorgeous chicken reminds me of those happy times! Thanks for the recipe!

[@lorrainegokingsgo9617]

Those biscuits! I love this channel, Julia, Bridget and every recipe

[@christopherscorner]

What a delicious episode!How blessed I am to have grown up in the south!

[@pierrefireball2505]

I'm Canadian, so the KFC chicken for me is awesome. But I have tried this receipt from ATC and dear gosh it is far better tasting than KFC. I am just waiting after Covid-19 for friends to be able to come over again. So they can taste the best-fried chicken ever. Oh, and those NC cheese Biscuits are to die for, love them a whole lot. Love cooking with ATC receipts I discover them due to Covid-19 and I don't regret one second of it. I make my own fruit spreads, along with bets, homemade fruits ketchup, pickles vegs, onions, tomatoes sauces, and although I live with my younger brother, (we share an 11 rooms house) none of my homemade stuff last a year. I've tried doing double receipts nope still doesn't work. yet we are just 2 guys living together, for the last 2 years of this Covid-19. Yes, I am the baker and main cook in our house, my brother is not very good in the kitchen, but eating my stuff oh yeah he does. What is not so funny, my brother loves my cooking, but because of Covid and us living just the 2 of us, he gains 70 ponds while I remain the same, I cook but I do not eat more because I go shopping walks all over the markets to buy foods etc... he stays working from home all day. While where I work, I'm walking all day, et... I can make homemade double receipts (my pot is 22 Liters so not small) last a full year. Same with homemade tomatoes sauces, it's just doesn't last. I love watching ATK giving new ideas or new ways to make some dinners different. But with my brother it is like ... Gosh your cooking is amazing, leftover? NONE

[@leoverran311]

Nice to see the fried chicken method is exactly the same as mine, good job test kitchen

[@tiacho2893]

It's a nice boost to the ego when you see a professional chef use the same technique that you do; especially if no one showed you but you do it because it "makes sense".

[@leoverran311]

@@tiacho2893 thanks but not my idea, I took it from someone else but it was long ago so I don’t remember,…I was just shooting my mouth off!

[@tiacho2893]

@@leoverran311 If the result is awesome fried chicken, feel free to shoot away. I'm Korean, and the home version of Korean fried chicken starts out the same way (in a smaller amount of oil than you expect). Like french fries though, it gets finished with a second fry in super hot oil.

[@leoverran311]

@@tiacho2893 that’s interesting, I will try a double fry method,…thank you

[@TheBrokenLife]

It's about time they had a health food episode!

[@marty959]

check out the mouse that runs from one side of the sidewalk behind them to the other side at 0:42 of the video. Now I'm here in NC and love these two foods together. Nothing like a good cheese biscuit and crispy fried chicken. Mice love them too lol........

[@jakesyaseen8494]

Mouse running from right to left across paved walk way in garden is organic natural garden No pesticides part of natural selection

[@marybaker8582]

Y’all make everything look so easy to make.

[@originalresqme]

IT IS A CHIPMUNK! Not a rat, mouse, or squirrel. You can clearly tell at 0:35.

[@debrakaszula9203]

The biscuits look fabulous, and trying that system for frying chicken is a must.

[@wunderbar2011]

@42 seconds. Chipmunk scurries across the walkway in lower left of frame. Outside of that, love the recipes.

[@deborahwhaley6914]

The chicken and cheese recipes look sooo good and I will have to try them. Thanks ladies for sharing these scrumptious looking recipes, yum, yum, yum!!!😋😋😋

[@harrythompson8135]

Hi Deborah

[@stonechops]

Wow! Look at that cutting board behind Julia and Jack!! 🤩

[@amandablack416]

I have 2. I actually don't use them because they're so heavy and hard to wash.

[@CopperLace]

Finally you have come back to USA comfort food.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it’s Cooks Country not ATK so of course it’s American comfort food

[@anjumanchowdhury5418]

Yummy 😋, I am going to make it.Thank thank ❤️, love watching ATK❤️! You are the best 😘

[@ks7343]

looks sooooooooo delicious! gonna try it! Thank you!

[@harrythompson8135]

Hello👋 Karen Shannon how are you doing today hope you're safe over there?

[@harrythompson8135]

I hope this year brings happiness and prosperity and love💕 to all american and to the worldwide🌍. I'm harry Thompson by name. and if I may ask where are you from? hope you don't mind..

[@Zero-hl2zy]

America's Test Kitchen best show ever 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🇬🇭

[@patwarmack678]

OMG - I can't wait to try this recipe Thank you ♥️

[@marilynsnider8183]

OMG! That looks absolutely amazing!

[@jeremymccormick5841]

Yummy 😋, you can say that again wondering if you’re keeping safe yourself?

[@jamesdiehl8690]

The biscuits are like my grandmother used to make, but I never had one stuffed liked that!

[@robparker4505]

I LOVE COOKS COUNTRY

[@MustangLeaf2010]

So cool to see you guys talk about KFC. I'm from Kentucky. I like to marinate my chicken in pickle juice and buttermilk with "secret" spice-blend before dredging and frying in a cast iron skillet. We need to get a bunch of Southern folks together and debate on who has the best chicken recipe! 😅

[@irishgrl]

I went out & bought an enameled Dutch oven just to make this 😂

[@tonyameredith7081]

How was it?

[@irishgrl]

I haven’t made it yet but when I do I’ll let you know!

[@j.c.ferrell1154]

I hope you're using your Dutch oven for more than just this. I have four different dutch ovens and one of them is always in use for something

[@williambowman]

I will try this recipe. Thanks

[@kingdare4585]

Field mouse special appearance @ 0:40

[@roscocsa]

I think that was a chipmunk

[@bostonrailfan2427]

chipmunk…too big to be a mouse

[@horseshoe_nc]

I agree, looks more like a chipmunk.

[@BrendanPNW]

tail didn't look like a chipmunk.

[@Mojo-Risin-Risin]

It was definitely a chipmunk where do you live?

[@sylviasanchez5868]

That fried chicken crunch! 😋 I’ll try this with buttermilk consistency yogurt because that’s what I have. Curious to know if anyone has tried this substitute and the outcome? Hmm 🤔 I’ll be working in my own “testing kitchen”, lol

[@bostonrailfan2427]

might have to thin it out but it’s not a bad substitute

[@seanobannon4888]

Add a tablespoon of vinegar for every cup of yogurt to help thin it and add that acidity. Let it sit like that for about half an hour, it should be pretty close to buttermilk at that point

[@seanobannon4888]

You can add a little whole milk if it’s still not consistency you like

[@Gigismum]

I stopped buying buttermilk decades ago and use milk with vinegar.

[@jeandeering3937]

I keep dry buttermilk powder in my fridge and just mix the amount needed. Works so well

[@davidjones535]

Smuckers when you know it's going to be good , my go to picks are the blackberry and the red raspberry .

[@aj529]

BlackBerry. Its absolutley the best!

[@imari2305]

I've never heard of these cheese biscuits before. Gotta try both recipes.

[@davidlee50]

is the cooking time the same for all the types of pots for frying?

[@Shekeba79]

There's a unique bakery in Snow Hill, NC called Farmer and the Dail. She serves biscuits like that and sausage bombs. So yummy 🧀🧀🧀

[@horseshoe_nc]

That place is about a 4 hour drive from me. I may have to make a trip out there.

[@GypsyWomanWindy]

That's just a 30 min. drive for me , may have to check it out. I've lived here for 20 years now and never heard of these biscuits.

[@christinemelvin3483]

wonering if i could use u know those grand buns grads bisquits for a short cut an just add the sharp cheese would this work or n o

[@dilantharajapaksha1786]

Cheese biscuits looks awesome 👌 Greetings from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@kittyhasclaws2807]

Oh, we are so trying this. Yummy

[@livebyreason]

0:41 Kitchen Kritter behind Julia's right elbow!!!

[@barbaracholak5204]

Substitute the sugar using Monkfruit? Thanks Salutations 💌

[@WebInvasion]

43 seconds in there is a critter running across the patio behind the girls. A chipmunk I think.

[@juliettek.9440]

So I used to work at a place in San Antonio Texas called “Earl Abel’s.” The original Sanders and Earl Abel, actually traded recipes for fried chicken. Or so the story says, there is even a picture of Sanders and Abel holding a bucket of chicken and shaking hands.

[@IamKoeKoe]

THE CRUNCH of that chicken!

[@jakesyaseen8494]

Tender soft cheesy biscuits 😋😋😋😋🏆😋😋😋😋😋🏆. Double champion

[@aptorres01]

Great wrk guys thank you

[@GeorgeFistonich]

Christie strikes again with another excellent segment.

[@turhanoniz3523]

Excellent thanks 😊

[@carlosenriquez2092]

Ok at 0:35 something scittles across the walkway behind Julia what is it?

[@lynn1505]

Chipmunk

[@davidevans3175]

I'm going to alter every step and expect it to come out the same.

[@Mrs.VonChin]

LMAO! As you should.

[@NOTHEOTHERGUY]

Right?!?! Because using baking soda is the same if you don't have baking powder! LOL

[@jamjar5716]

I think that is what I do wrong also.😏

[@rochellesiegel5199]

Help please! How long to cook the biscuits after turning oven down to 450 degrees? I must’ve missed it. Thanks!

[@joyherting3705]

Bacon would be a good idea, so could some jalapeno or green onion but why not all of the above. I miss doing recipe testing, I loved knowing why reaction happened in the oven. Unfortunately due to muscle and nerve damage I got told I could never go back to my field

[@stevelogan5475]

The only thing I do different is I use self rising flour in place of baking powder in the AP flour, the other ingredients I add, I'm 58 yr old Irishman from rural Kentucky, & I can attest to to the fact that those are cathead biscuits as they are very popular

[@bostonrailfan2427]

self rising has it in it already, you aren’t changing anything by using that and leaving the powder out…

[@dautry69]

I love this show. It is always perfectly produced and always inspiring. So I can only tell you that, as a New Yorker, I feel even closer to you now that I have seen what I’ve seen in this episode. At the 40 second mark you can see a rat run across the walkway behind Julia‘s right shoulder. It is hilarious. So nice to see that we all have critters. Lol

[@chloebelle4923]

That's a chipmunk! 😊They keep their tails sticking up and out, when running. I have tons of them in my yard and can spot them easily.

[@woodstream6137]

Definitely a chipmunk, keep them away from your foundations

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

You did a fine job on the cheese biscuits,how do I know...Im from North Carolina....Yum.!!

[@brt929]

My problem with Smuckers strawberry jam is not the “sugar.” The sweetness comes from corn syrup, and I really think corn syrup is just not healthy. That’s why I usually buy imported preserves and jams- they use real sugar, and I think it tastes better.

[@richardhale2117]

This is a good "recipe" because they use the correct technique. However, you can make great fried chicken with just flour, salt, pepper, and oil, as did my grandmother for 85 years. She had a secret ingredient: After you fry a chicken, let the oil cool then strain or filter into a jar with a tight lid and refrigerate. Use this oil to fry your next chicken, topping up what you need in the pot with fresh oil. Trust me, it makes a big difference in both flavor and appearance and is worth the extra effort. (Just be careful to not let the oil get too hot and burn the sediment, it ruins the oil for reuse.)

[@MamaMackerzgirl]

Did anyone else see the critter run past at about the 30 second mark?

[@laurafordesvideos]

Well watching the opening I saw something run across in the back and had to rewind to see if my eyes were playing tricks on me…sure enough it was a mouse. 😊

[@BigLove101]

Yeah that kept it real, lol it looked more like a Chipmunk to these eyes on a 55" 4k.🤣

[@bostonrailfan2427]

chipmunk…too big for a mouse and looked like it was running from a tree

[@ganashreeprasad2095]

Also the tail is kinda fluffy too

[@shellygbean7453]

That was no chipmunk but a mouse. I died laughing and slowed the video and stopped it when the mouse ran by and it’s a mouse 🐁.

[@luxurycardstore]

Yep your eyes do not deceive you . I saw it too. But that was outside not inside.

[@suzisaintjames]

I keep buttermilk powder in my freezer for biscuit or scone recipes. Can I use that reconstituted buttermilk powder to brine the chicken? Or do I need fresh buttermilk for brining? 💖🌞🌵😷

[@laurreneberry3480]

Yes I need to do these too.

[@carmenviera9953]

Hola Amigas una delicia de chiken exelente 👍👍👍👍👋👋👋🇪🇨

[@lpei8066]

What was that running into the grass at timestamp 0:42???

[@Corntassels]

A Chipmunk. :)

[@AnnaPaul56]

She said in the biscuit recipe to bake them at 500 for the first 5 mins then turn it down the temperature to 450 for the remainder of the baking, but she didn’t say for how long at 450. Anybody here knows how long that it for? As I would like to make them.

[@erickmcgraw]

I liked the cute Chipmunk run behind Bridget and Julia. Does he get paid as an extra?

[@bostonrailfan2427]

i have tried to make fried chicken and failed miserably to the point that i’d be banned from the south…but this might work for me as it’s simple even if i’m not going to use all of the spices in it

[@boogitybear2283]

It’s always better when someone else does it. If you’re a Wife, let your Husband do it!😂

[@susanmollons5447]

What is the stove set at for gas. Medium or high. The only missing piece!

[@tcpip4me]

0:42 there’s a guest in your porch 🐿

[@richardpolidore1702]

The comfort food looks great. It's BlackBerry jelly all the way.

[@joekoscielniak8576]

I agree that white pepper and ginger are the key to the unique flavors of KFC's yummy fried chicken.

[@NotContinuum]

I thought one of the strawberry preserve choices was going to end up being their homemade recipe. They've done stuff like that before.

[@kathrynspruill3793]

Love you all. Question: what animal is in the pen behind you in the opening?

[@eckankar7756]

I used to work for Dave Thomas' wife. Dave started Wendys but prior to that he worked for the Colonel. She told me that the KFC chicken was soaked in peach juice for a marinade.

[@luxurycardstore]

Dang that cheese biscuit made my mouth water. Chicken looked good too but thse biscuits are calling my name. I'm definitely going to make some

[@MrJhchrist]

In ENC we do indeed call those "cat heads", and yes, the best ones are sold in gas stations unless you have an Aunt Darlene.

[@barbaracholak5204]

Question when making the biscuits, substitute

[@219SandPond]

I will be trying the fried chicken recipe.

[@truckerenoch8824]

The audio @ 8:03 is food nirvana!!!

[@reneeharrington1840]

I knew the strawberry jelly was Smuckers, I live in Orrville Ohio the home of Smuckers. 🍓🍓

[@liahfox5840]

For your next video I'd like you to take a ball of that shredded cheese, and compare it with a lemon, and an "orange." I just want to see if you see call it "yellow" cheddar.

[@LafeJames]

0:42 Found the gas station fire culprit

[@bostonrailfan2427]

hey now, it was his cousins Alvin, Simon, Theadore, Chip, or Dale who did it! he’s innocent!

[@BrendanPNW]

@@bostonrailfan2427 that didn't look like a chipmunk to me. the tail seems more like a mouse.

[@MooseMeus]

those biscuits look unbelievable 21:00

[@carmenviera9953]

Que buenísimos biscuist con queso 👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👋👋🇪🇨

[@amelia-ireneinpdx2613]

I wish that Jack hasd also tested those made with corn syrup (Smuckers) vs those made completely with sugar or honey. Most jams/jellies/preserves/spreads remain on grocery shelves due to corn syrups & other sugar substitutes. Makes it hard to find those we like & can eat without problems.

[@mddell58]

Facts: The real Col. Sanders was an entrepreneur who didn't become a professional chef until he was 40, didn't franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken until he was 62, & didn't become an icon until after he sold his company at 75 years old! 👍🏻 😳

[@1Classy]

How long do you bake the biscuits??? The only time frame mentioned was the first 5 minutes at 500 degrees!!! "The rest of the baking until deep golden brown" doesn't cut it!!

[@wesleybalmer]

Am I the only one who saw the tiny animal at 0:41 ?

[@MastersApprentices]

NOPE I saw it too and also just commented, looked kinda ratty to me :|

[@seanthemovieman7124]

I see them in other videos, but I'm told their squirrels???

[@lynn1505]

@@seanthemovieman7124 It's a chipmunk.

[@broccolihart1]

The way that they bit into that chicken would surely make Dave Chappelle proud ....

[@holistichealingartsuk]

How much: baking powder and italian seasoning? 🙏

[@toniam.2080]

Wow yum!

[@webtomboffgrid9725]

ANYONE SEE THE RAT IN THE BACKGROUND THAT RAN BY? IN THE GAZBO LOL

[@jq7136]

What kind of oil do you use?

[@Mojo-Risin-Risin]

They said vegetable oil rewind

[@BigLove101]

Great video ATK. I make a excellent fried chicken, (in cast iron on a electric stove) Turning the pot is so much easier. lol And you keep the heat in longer with 1/2 the oil. Thats real good experimenting. How do you maintain 350f in that cast iron pot? Did you guys figure out the perfect setting on your stove to maintain that 350f.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

they maintain heat through managing the flame and using a thermometer, since stoves vary widely there’s no recommendation except to usually start on medium-high then crank ti high to bounce back from the drop when the food is added

[@BigLove101]

@@bostonrailfan2427 yeah, no. Thanks for trying. Cracking it to hi only over heats the pan. I hope everyone uses a thermometer. I was just wondering if they dialed a perfect dial temp or something.

[@BigLove101]

@@jomsies When you don't know you ask. A simple answer from ATK could've been no we don't have a spot dialed in on our stove that will keep the cast iron pot at 350f. Thanks for your comment.

[@BigLove101]

@@jomsies Wow, thank you I'll check my accounts. I didn't know. No seriously I'd buy a pressure fryer first. I don't see myself buying a induction stove but if someone gifted me one I'd make a video.

[@BigLove101]

@@jomsies Since it seems ATK wants to simplify the cooking life. It seems like a great ideal to find out at what temps cooktops heat at through lo, med and hi.

[@geeblaze984]

00:43 Squirrel 😁

[@robertkinkhorst5697]

Don’t We all check the temperature off our fried chicken 🐓 😝 every time haha 😛

[@lorchid23]

I was like Homer Simpson drooling this entire episode 😛😋