Guss Fried Chicken Recipes

Gus and gertrude perfected these recipes allowing their slight sweetness to offset the spiciness of the fried chicken. It may not be guss exactly but its close. Secret recipes are passed down like a dead mans legacy.

When we asked gus vanderbilt of guss fried chicken in mason tennessee about.

Guss fried chicken recipes. Notice too the slice of white bread that accompanies every plate a tribute to those original chicken sandwiches na and maggie served their clients over 60 years ago. I was curious to see how jones version holds up so debbie and i fried up a platter. Owner terry bonner shares that his familys recipe for guss. Her recipe soaks the chicken in buttermilk and uses onion powder garlic powder cayenne and hot sauce to kick up the more traditional salt and pepper seasoning.

1 3 12 lb chicken rinsed and cut into 8 pieces. This is the recipe i have used for years. In memphis soul food is as deep in tradition as the blues. Taste just like the real guss fried chicken.

Ive spent several years working to reverse engineer the guss recipe and have even created a blog the fried chicken blog. 1 3½ pound chicken cut into 8 pieces. Guss fried chicken this is a dead mans recipe gus vanderbilt of guss fried chicken outside memphis informed us when we asked him how he made his most famous dish. I aint telling in the end we had to work it out for ourselves.

Crispy and golden brown this will be the best fried chicken youve ever made. As most chicken lovers in memphis know guss prides itself on its secret spicy recipe. What others are saying 4 tbs butter melted juice and zest of half a lemon 4 cloves garlic minced 1 tbs dijon mustard pinch of cayenne pepper tsp paprika 2 tbspn fresh chopped parsley 1 tbspn chopped chives 2 tsp minced thyme tsp red pepper flakes salt pepper. You can now make the world famous guss fried chicken in the comfort of your own home.

Claire robinson dishes on the best fried chicken she ever ate which was at guss world famous fried chicken in mason tennessee. This is an excellent recipe but it is not guss thus one fork.