DiAnoia’s Eatery earns its reputation for deliciousness with their kitchen’s crave-worthy Cornmeal Fried Chicken with Wild Honey. She fries it to a perfect golden crisp, then drizzles it with wild honey from local beekeepers. The sweet honey highlights the savory crunch, creating a simple yet irresistible balance of flavor.

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Cornmeal Fried Chicken with Wild Honey

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• Author: Chef Heather Ashby

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DiAnoia’s Eatery is famous for deliciousness, and Chef Heather Ashby’s fried chicken shows why. Drizzled with wild honey from local beekeepers brings the dish to the next level of goodness.

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Ingredients

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• 2 cups Great River Organic Milling cornmeal
• 2 tbsp kosher salt + 1 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 Locust Point Farm whole chicken
• 5 cups oil or shortening for frying
• Hackenberg Apiaries wild organic honey, for drizzling

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Instructions

1. In a shallow dish, combine cornmeal, 2 tablespoons of salt and paprika. Set aside. Fill a separate dish with buttermilk and 1 tablespoon of salt.
2. Using a sharp knife, separate the whole chicken into drums, thighs, breasts, and wings. Set these pieces in the dish of buttermilk, allowing full coverage. Using a cast-iron or a heavy-bottomed pan with high edges, bring the oil to medium-high heat, 350 degrees.
3. Individually, take soaked chicken pieces and dredge in cornmeal mixture, heavily coating the chicken. Fry chicken pieces, 2 to 4 at a time, occasionally turning pieces until cooked through. Be careful not to overcrowd the pan and maintain a temperature of 350 degrees.
4. Check for doneness – the thermometer should read 165 degrees at the thickest part of the breast and nearest to the bone-in thighs and drumsticks. Approximate cooking times
5. Wings – 5 minutes
   Thighs – 12 minutes
   Breasts – 12 minutes
   Drumsticks -12 minutes
6. When chicken has finished cooking, drizzle liberally with honey and serve.

Recipe by Chef Heather Ashby
Photography by Dave Bryce
Styling by Rafael Vencio

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