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Of all the delicious KFC staples …
The secret recipe for KFC’s iconic fried chicken is by far the most sought-after.
It’s a total classic.
Though KFC was incorporated in 1955, Colonel Harland Sanders had actually been perfecting the recipe in the decades prior.
Sanders was a traditional man.
And would enjoy making traditional, American dishes that his mother used to serve him, which included pan-fried chicken, country ham, fresh vegetables, and homemade biscuits.
He knew his flavors!
And, in the early 1940s, shortly after opening his first restaurant and motel, the newly-appointed Kentucky Colonel had finally perfected his “original recipe” chicken.
The rest is history …
In 1952 in North Corbin, Kentucky, the first-ever Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened its doors.
And things went from strength to strength.
In the years following on from its debut, KFC restaurants began popping up all over America and, slowly, the rest of the world.
People were hooked on the Colonel’s chicken.
And, as a result, KFC today stands as one of the most successful fast-food restaurants of all time with over 23,000 outlets all over the world.
But there’s one undeniable star of the show.
The Colonel’s timeless Original Recipe chicken, of course.
But it’s a well kept secret.
The Colonel’s lips remained sealed regarding his infamous recipe right up until his death in 1980.
No one knows the true original recipe.
And the only information the Colonel ever revealed was that it contains “eleven herbs and spices”, and that it is made of ingredients that “stand on everybody’s shelf”.
Many have tried …
But very few have even been close to fully replicating the Original Recipe Kentucky chicken.
Joe Ledington, nephew of COlonel Sanders, may have just accidentally let the cat out of the bag.
He met with a Chicago Tribune journalist to go over some old documents, and on the back of Sanders’ will, there was a handwritten note!
It was a recipe for the chicken!
Although Ledington is now backpedaling, claiming this isn’t the recipe.
The chain is denying the whole thing!
A spokesperson said to the New York Times, “Many people have made these claims over the years and no one has been accurate — this one isn’t either.”
And as for the recipe?
Here it is:
11 spices — Mix with 2 cups white fl
1) 2/3 Ts salt
2) 1/2 Ts thyme
3) 1/2 Ts basil
4) 1/3 Ts oregano
5) 1 Ts celery salt
6) 1 Ts black pepper
7) 1 Ts dried mustard
8) 4 Ts paprika
9) 2 Ts garlic salt
10) 1 Ts ground ginger
11) 3 Ts white pepper
Will you be giving it a go?