Making The KFC Bucket Meal At Home | But Better

how have we not done this we smacked him on the bottom before so now i think it's time to put them to bed [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] much of our papa toppa drop is selling out quickly don't forget to get yours link is in the description once this is gone this drop is gone limited time apparel inspired by food thank you by the way also so today we are making the kfc eight piece bucket meal what entails a bucket meal i guess it's the whole point of like the meat and three kind of you get the fried chicken and the three different sides or fried chicken biscuit in one or two sides something in that realm this isn't just about making the bucket meal better it's about making every element in it better the mashed potatoes which is easy the gravy the chicken etc right but it's also the collective experience of it all working together in unison to create one synonymous experience so with all that being said let's make this shall we wow there it is we are for one thing and one thing only eight piece the three-point test we i forgot what did we rate this last time visually two out of ten because i don't like the combo collab i like things kept separate like that i don't know how to describe it menu one out of ten oh it's got a jack harlow meal i forgot about that i'll give it a three out of ten cause jack harlow can i just get the eight piece meal we get look at this gunk this building well two things that guy made this experience significantly better although he doesn't work here i'm gonna give service 10 out of 10. that dude was very nice the building is getting lowered to a negative one out of ten that is horrible if it looks like that on the outside what does it look like on the inside gotta upkeep it you know i feel like we've had a whole adventure almost had good food let's end this we got the bag what's that say it really depends on how you read this i'm full of chicken and side dishes jesus christ bon appetit this looks like a chick-fil-a nugget i asked for a side of mashed potatoes they gave me two coleslaw we ordered two of these because we need one for the thumbnail coleslaw coleslaw are you serious do you guys legitimately think that we want two and a half quarts of coleslaw go blow up a tea here's the chicken it's soggy what's the point of this this didn't do anything just put the is this 1832 a spork i guess i'll eat all my coleslaw with it i'm so disappointed right now holy sh yep extra crispy i don't want to eat this look at how dry this is jollibee is destroying kfc please go to jollibee please holy sh and it's under season oh jesus this is bad out of all the meals we've had about better this is by far the worst i'm sorry i can't i can't eat that someone come smell this i almost actually that's actually kfc literally left no room for anything good they closed the door all right we got our mashed potatoes holy that's the sock at the bottom of my hamper i've never had into the mashed potatoes before i'm actually kind of nervous oh where's my coffee here's the gravy i can get with that that's not bad there's no helping there that made their case worse back to it a fried chicken meal isn't just a meal it's a multi-level experience consisting of fine biscuits mashed potatoes a luxurious gravy a refreshing slaw and of course the star buttermilk fried [Music] let's start with the biscuits in a food processor add two and a half cups with 375 grams of all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons or 12 grams of fine sea salt 1 teaspoon or 5 grams of granulated sugar pulse a few times to incorporate and then add 1 cup or 225 grams of very cold unsalted butter cubed into three quarter inch pieces pull six to eight times or until you get small pea-sized balls all throughout the flour add that to a large bowl and then while constantly stirring stream in one cup or 240 milliliters of buttermilk once you get a rough dough roll that out onto a work surface and gently knead together until you barely get dough mass now listen every time you touch the stove with your hands you're just ruining everything you love so at this point let the rolling pin do the work roll your rough dough out into a half inch thick rectangle or sort of a rectangle fold it like a letter into thirds repeat that rolling and folding one more time and then at this point it's not only gently needed but slightly laminated for better layers roll it out one last time to get a half inch thick rough rectangle then using a circular biscuit cutter cut out as many biscuits as you can place those on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper scrap just gather all that together very nicely gently knead together then roll back out into a half inch thick rectangle cut out more circles now be sure to place those biscuits at least half an inch apart brush their tops with some additional buttermilk and bake it 425 for 10 to 15 minutes or until beautifully puffed and the tops are golden brown optionally after they come out of the oven immediately you can brush them with some melted butter and maybe a small pitch of flaky salt cool in a wire rack and look at that okay next mashed taters start with three pounds or 1.3 kilos of russet potatoes peel and cut into one inch chunks toss in some lightly salted boiling water and boil until just fork tender drain and pass all those through a potato ricer while still hot then in a medium saucepan add one cup 227 grams of unsalted butter one head of garlic cut in half one shallot quarter half a cup 120 milliliters of heavy cream and one cup or 240 milliliters of whole milk heat that until steamy hot and just about to boil and all the butter is melted cut off the heat and let that seep for about 5 minutes now strain half that liquid into your rice potatoes mixed together and add more liquid as needed once you have beautifully velvety mashed potatoes season generously with salt if you put a spoonful that mashed potato in your mouth isn't immediately watering like got dang niagara falls then you got a problem next gravy in a medium saucepan add 4 tablespoons or 56 grams of unsalted butter heat over medium just until melted then whisk in 4 tablespoons of 41 grams of all-purpose flour cook that while continuously stirring for 30 seconds and then whisk in two cups or 480 milliliters of your finest chicken stock this is the exact moment you're gonna want that homemade chicken stock now heat until just beginning to thicken then whisk in one tablespoon or twelve grams of mushroom soup powder seasoning and one teaspoon or four grams of handashi once again cut off the heat and add one sprig of rosemary and three sprigs of time let that sit for 10 minutes remove the herbs and it's done moving on i've said this before coleslaw is underrated because the majority of fast food coleslaw is just abhorrent let's make it right large bowl four cups of green cabbage thinly sliced which is roughly half a head one red onion thinly sliced two carrots grated and to that you'll add two and a half teaspoons or 12 grams of granulated sugar salt and pepper to taste two tablespoons or 20 grams of white distilled vinegar three tablespoons or 50 grams of creme fraiche half a cup 110 grams of mayonnaise tossed together til thoroughly incorporated and it's done it's refreshing you got a little tangle of tartness and just a touch of richness we've made it to the world famous chicken let's be serious here good chicken only comes with great seasoning that includes salt the other thing is not being a wanker and excluding breast please wings thighs drumsticks all are acceptable now large bowl two cups for 475 milliliters of buttermilk one tablespoon or 11 grams of salt one and a half teaspoons or eight grams of two teaspoons or six grams of ground white pepper one tablespoon or six grams of sweet paprika one tablespoon or ten grams of garlic powder whisk all that together then add in four chicken drumsticks and four small bone-in and skin-on chicken thighs feel free to add some wings here if you like toss the coat and let that marinate at room temp for five minutes but ideally overnight in the fridge now for the dredge large bowl add 3 cups or 450 grams of all-purpose flour and enter the one and only [Music] first teaspoons or six grams of fresh ground black pepper two and a half tablespoons or 28 grams of kosher salt one and a quarter tablespoon or 18 grams of msg two tablespoons or 18 grams of ground white pepper one tablespoon or six grams of ginger powder two teaspoons or five grams of celery powder one tablespoon or 12 grams of garlic powder 2 tablespoons or 12 grams of sweet paprika 2 teaspoons or 0.8 grams of dried oregano 2 teaspoons or 1 gram of dried thyme 1 tbsp or 6 grams of mustard powder whisk all that together and you have your dredge the rest is simple get a heavy bottom pot with at least 2 inches of oil without going more than halfway up the pot heat to around 330 fahrenheit bread your chicken by first drizzling a few tablespoons of your marinade into the flour and tossing to create tiny little balls of dredge in there remove your chicken from the marinade and then toss and press your chicken into the dredge until each piece is coated edge to edge now repeat with all your chicken and once everything is beautifully breaded in two to three batches gently lay your chicken into your hot oil and fry for six to eight minutes or until beautifully deep golden brown and your chicken is just cooked through now drain on a wire rack and repeat with all of your chicken now we're finally done this is a feast but we do need a bucket so buck it down add in your chicken pieces nicely now you just need to serve with your mashed taters gravy slaw and your stunning biscuits for a soon to be unforgettable experience but let's not forget the challenge here how did we fare against kfc let's taste test and find out start with these goddamn mashed potatoes after all this we're starting with that good god it's okay you don't need them i have nothing to say the chicken did the talking for me the gravy good lord both gravies are good this is sort of like a sheet of paper and this is like a leonardo da vinci painting look i'm gonna be honest with you i'm not eating that now these have uh gone completely cold but whatever biscuits are a little dry when they go cold by the way these were warm when i had them just so you know you just dunk them that is nuts this is a family table dinner and this is hospital food now we bring on a taste tester to finalize this boat a lot of elements here to taste vikram so we're gonna make this quick mashed potato number one okay mashed potato number two choo choo that's the better one chicken leg number one okay chicken leg number two it's easy look you don't have to eat the coleslaw you don't have to there's a part of me that knows i don't want to eat it but i also feel like no one's eating it and i should give it that chance here's number one very good slime number two what you don't even know which one this is vikram [Music] yep not even worth swallowing the first one is way better i just don't know why it's sour this is so gross so it's biscuit time both biscuits are quite dry let's get everyone all right number two mmm save this one for later here's number one gravy number two second one's miles better that is yours the first one is good you can definitely tell msg heavy gravy but like the depth of flavor on the second one is just like over here what would be good is like opening one of these oh yeah tear that off and then do this like that and then the gravy on there like that kfc's timbers are shivered kfc more than shimmer shimmer tippers or whatever they're sh themselves but you want to know what else itself b-roll [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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Length: 10min 53sec (653 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 17 2022