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Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich

On YouTube as “The Secret for a Perfect Fried Chicken Sandwich | America's Test Kitchen”

Technique
June 2026
7:11
35K views

Lawman Johnson shows Julia Collin Davison how to use pickle brine three times, in the marinade, the flour coating and the sauce, for crispy fried chicken full of pickle flavour.

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