A couple of years ago, one of the Colonel’s now 70-ish year-old nephews found a handwritten recipe,
listing flour, and the proportions of various spices, stuck in an envelope tucked into an old scrapbook.
He worked for Sanders as a boy, and believes it’s the same as the original chicken coating recipe he helped mix up and bag for the restaurants back then.
A first it didn’t occur to him that it was a big deal…
a famous “secret” recipe, kept for generations in a vault, and only known to a few trusted people.
He shared it with a reporter, and of course it went all over the internet….
then, maybe after family pressure, he tried to claim that he wasn’t sure.
But it was already out there….
a lot of people tried it, and they all say it tastes like KFC.
I copied it back then…. you can judge for yourself:
(Excuse the wide spacing… it’s defying my usual line breaks so I ad to put in paragraph breaks.)
2 cups white flour … mix with 11 spices and herbs
2/3 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon thyme
1/2 tablespoon basil
1/3 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon celery salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried mustard
4 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons garlic salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
3 tablespoons white pepper
If you need actual cooking directions, there are recipes out there….
this is just the list of coating ingredients that the nephew found.
I’m sure the newly truthful (and… um… deceased) Colonel won’t mind my sharing it.
The broaster (deep fryer under pressure) is an item that most don’t have, so while we may be able to replicate the seasoning, the exact texture would be harder without it.
I remember a cartoon in a Playboy back in the early 70’s (don’t ask me who the centerfold was) where cops were hauling the Colonel in hand cuffs out of a building with one of them saying “We finally found out what those eleven herbs and spices were.”
Nachikethass almost 6 years ago
Like Mr Ping said, “the secret ingredient is… nothing”
charliefarmrhere almost 6 years ago
I read that the spices are secondary to the way it is cooked—in a pressure cooker I believe.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member almost 6 years ago
When I was a kid it was still called Kentucky Fried Chicken and at night half the letters were burnt out so it read, “ucky Fried ick”.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 6 years ago
A couple of years ago, one of the Colonel’s now 70-ish year-old nephews found a handwritten recipe,
listing flour, and the proportions of various spices, stuck in an envelope tucked into an old scrapbook.
He worked for Sanders as a boy, and believes it’s the same as the original chicken coating recipe he helped mix up and bag for the restaurants back then.
A first it didn’t occur to him that it was a big deal…
a famous “secret” recipe, kept for generations in a vault, and only known to a few trusted people.
He shared it with a reporter, and of course it went all over the internet….
then, maybe after family pressure, he tried to claim that he wasn’t sure.
But it was already out there….
a lot of people tried it, and they all say it tastes like KFC.
I copied it back then…. you can judge for yourself:
(Excuse the wide spacing… it’s defying my usual line breaks so I ad to put in paragraph breaks.)
2 cups white flour … mix with 11 spices and herbs
2/3 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon thyme
1/2 tablespoon basil
1/3 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon celery salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried mustard
4 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons garlic salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
3 tablespoons white pepperIf you need actual cooking directions, there are recipes out there….
this is just the list of coating ingredients that the nephew found.
I’m sure the newly truthful (and… um… deceased) Colonel won’t mind my sharing it.
gary almost 6 years ago
The broaster (deep fryer under pressure) is an item that most don’t have, so while we may be able to replicate the seasoning, the exact texture would be harder without it.
The Reader Premium Member almost 6 years ago
He forgot to mention the million dollar advertising campaign.
Nyckname almost 6 years ago
https://youtu.be/YKRFlNryaWw
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I remember a cartoon in a Playboy back in the early 70’s (don’t ask me who the centerfold was) where cops were hauling the Colonel in hand cuffs out of a building with one of them saying “We finally found out what those eleven herbs and spices were.”
Cerabooge almost 6 years ago
What’s in the pop, Pop?
gopher gofer almost 6 years ago
⇧ @susan
why start apologizing now for something you’ve made a habit of for some time now…?