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In a expansive bowl, dissolve the kosher salt within the cool water. Add the chicken, duvet and refrigerate for 4 hours. Drain and rinse the chicken. Set up the chicken in a expansive bowl, add the buttermilk and flip the items to coat. Quilt and refrigerate for 4 hours.
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In a expansive, sturdy plastic catch, mix the flour, cornstarch, potato starch, 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and shake. Self-discipline apart 1/2 cup of the flour mixture for the gravy. Employ the chicken out of the buttermilk, wipe off any extra and draw the items on a wire rack; let dry for five minutes. Add the chicken, a few items at a time, to the flour mixture within the catch; shake to coat. Dry the rack. Shake off any extra flour and return the chicken to the rack.
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In the meantime, in a expansive forged-iron skillet, melt the lard and butter. Add the bacon and cook over life like warmth except crisp, about 5 minutes; reserve the bacon for one other utilize. Add the chicken, in batches, if the principle, and cook over life like warmth, turning, except golden, crisp and cooked by, about half-hour. Lower the warmth if the principle. Self-discipline the chicken on a easy wire rack to drain.
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Switch 1/4 cup of the chicken cooking fleshy to a expansive saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and cook over life like warmth, stirring infrequently, except the onion is golden, about 5 minutes. Add the reserved 1/2 cup of seasoned flour and cook, whisking, for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and thyme and scamper frequently except blended. Trudge within the cream and milk except the sauce is tender. Season with salt and pepper and cook over life like warmth, stirring infrequently, except thickened and no floury taste stays, about 10 minutes.
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Switch the fried chicken to a platter. Pour the tomato gravy right into a gravy boat and wait on with the chicken.
Build Ahead
The chicken can marinate in a single day within the buttermilk.
Speedy Pairing
Fried chicken and biscuits call for a correct beer.