Whether you prefer it cold out of the fridge or hot and crispy on a buttery biscuit, you will find your new favorite fried chicken recipe in Fried & True, serving up more than 50 recipes for America’s most decadently delicious food.

Lee Schrager has left no stone unturned in his quest to find America’s best fried chicken. From four-star restaurants to roadside fry shacks, you’ll learn how to brine your bird, give it a buttermilk bath, batter or even double batter it, season with loads of spices, and fry it up to golden perfection. Recipes to savor include:

• Hattie B’s Hot Chicken
• Yotam Ottolenghi’s Seeded Chicken Schnitzel with Parsley-Caper Mayonnaise
• Marcus Samuelsson’s Coconut Fried Chicken with Collards and Gravy
• Jacques-Imo’s Fried Chicken and Smothered Cabbage
• The Loveless Café’s Fried Chicken and Hash Brown Casserole
• Blackberry Farm’s Sweet Tea–Brined Fried Chicken
• Charles Phan’s Hard Water Fried Chicken
• Thomas Keller’s Buttermilk Fried Chicken
• Wylie Dufresne’s Popeyes-Style Chicken Tenders and Biscuits

Sink your teeth into Fried & True, the source of your next great fried chicken masterpiece and a tribute to America’s most beloved culinary treasure.

From the Trade Paperback edition.