KFC Potato Wedges lightly battered in a thin KFC chicken flavored seasoning and double fried until super crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
KFC Potato Wedges are a total guilty pleasure of mine. Even when I’m not craving my favorite KFC Original Recipe Chicken I sometimes just go through the drive through ONLY for these wedges. Plus all the kids love them too.
I tried a half dozen different batches of this recipe trying to figure out how thick the batter should be and how salty the breading should be. Plus MSG is not really an ingredient I want in my house, so some changes needed to happen.
French fries are generally a side dish we don’t want to do at home. Yes, you have to fry….then fry again. It isn’t optional if you want a good crispy fry. The second fry is the only way to get it.
Making your seasoned fries at home are actually easy and don’t take a lot of ingredients or frozen bags of premade fries. I once did calculations on those fries, buying them costs roughly 10 times the cost of making them at home. I’m not saying you don’t have some sunken costs in effort, but really if you’re already cooking by the stovetop you could totally add these as something you make on the side.
Want to bake these KFC Potato Wedges?
Ditch the milk/egg/flour and instead coat the wedges with the spices and enough oil to suit your tastes (I would use 2-3 tablespoons) and bake in a 400 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. I fried them to stay authentic to the recipe, but it would be almost as delicious baked!
Looking for more KFC and fried chicken recipes?
- KFC Original Recipe Chicken (Copycat)
- KFC Coleslaw (Copycat)
- Pioneer Take-Out Fried Chicken
- Chick-fil-A Nuggets (Copycat)
- Chick-Fil-A Crispy Chicken Sandwich and Lemonade
Tools Used in the making of these KFC Potato Wedges:
Cast Iron Dutch Oven: I used to fry in my cast iron skillet, but this dutch oven is perfect for frying larger pieces of food and it keeps heat really well. Plus the lid is a second pan!
Slotted Skimmer: Love this tool for gently removing and draining oil from fried food.
Seasoned Salt: Has that extra something but without the MSG you don’t want!
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5 large russet potatoes
- shortening for frying (or canola oil)
Instructions
- Set up two large bowls and in the first one whisk the milk and egg together.
- In the second bowl combine the flour, seasoned salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder.
- Scrub clean the potatoes and slice into ¼ inch to ½ inch thick wedges.
- Once cut let the potatoes sit in the milk mixture.
- In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat 3 inches of shortening in to 375 degrees.
- Take a handful of the potatoes out of the milk mixture with a slotted skimmer or tongs.
- Toss in the flour mixture.
- Fry in the hot oil for 3-4 minutes.
- Once all the batches are done with the first round of frying, fry them a second time for 4-6 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
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Just wanted to let you know that there is a typo on this page. It says “chicken seassoned” but should only have one s in the center of the word seasoned.
Thanks for the heads up Laura!
Love to see this recipe for an air fryer
I haven’t tested this in an air fryer. Does your air fryer have a “chips” setting? I’m wondering how they would do on 400 degrees for 20 minutes? I’ll have to test that soon! Let us know what you decided to do.
When I put the potatoes in the oil all the coating came off
Well that’s counter productive. Maybe ditch the milk/egg/flour and instead coat the wedges with the spices and enough oil to suit your tastes (I would use 2-3 tablespoons) and bake in a 400 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. I fried them to stay authentic to the recipe, but it would be almost as delicious baked!
MSG is a naturally occurring salt. Stop being so afraid of it.
MSG is a natural food additive made from glutamates found in seaweed, beets, etc. it isn’t a chemical.
Thanks this is a keeper!
I don’t hardly ever fry anything so what recommendations do you have about baking these instead? Or how long in the aitfryer and what temperature?
Hi Penny,
Want to bake these KFC Potato Wedges?
Ditch the milk/egg/flour and instead coat the wedges with the spices and enough oil to suit your tastes (I would use 2-3 tablespoons) and bake in a 400 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. I fried them to stay authentic to the recipe, but it would be almost as delicious baked!
The recipe is for frying on the stove top if you prefer. I’ve never tested this recipe with an air fryer.
Thanks this was a hit.
These were great!! 5 stars from the whole family!!!
Can you bake these instead of deep fry?
I have made these a couple of times they are amazing! Easy to make and simple ingredients but great flavor!
Breading and deep frying is always a less healthy option than baking, so if you’re going to do it, might as well go out. That i mind, after the first deep fry I gave them another quick dunk in the milk, then flour mixture, and then back into the oil. Wow! Talk about a delicious, thick crispy potato wedge. I may never eat at Kentucky Fried Rats again. No need with all of the copy cat recipes for their chicken, wedges, and coleslaw 🙂
So glad you enjoyed it Cindy!
Dear Sabrina,
fQuestion: Where does the chicken flavoring come from????? I see the seasoning in the recipe but nothing about chicken flavor. Perhaps I misunderstood, please clarify. Thank you’
Kindest Regards
Hello Yvonne, I’m sorry but there is no mention of chicken seasoning in this recipe at all. Maybe the confusion is from another recipe?
I believe what the person who commented , Yvonne, is referring to is the recipe description at the beginning… it states ” lightly battered in a thin KFC CHICKEN FLAVORED SEASONING” . In the recipe, there is no “chicken flavoring” . To Yvonne, I suggest adding 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of a powdered chicken bouillon to the dry seasoning-flour mix. That would add a chicken flavor to the coating. Hope this clears the confusion, as I was wondering the same concerning the description.
Thank you, Elizabeth!
When they say KFC flavor they do not mean it will taste like chicken. They mean the flavor will be the same as those wedges from KFC. Hence the “Kentucky fried chicken flavor” wedges. Chicken is referring to the name of the restaurant not the flavor. Just like Dairy Queen flavor fries would mean they taste like Dairy Queen not that they have dairy in them. Adding chicken flavor to the fries would just be weird.