Menu Prices AURed Rooster-Style Fried Chicken at Home
Red Rooster copycat · ⏱ 60 mins · Difficulty: Medium · Serves 4 · By Sophie Bernard
Buttermilk-brined chicken in a seasoned flour crumb, fried crisp. The real Fried Chicken is $3.95, 1,050 kJ. Seasoning adapted from the Red Rooster-style chicken seasoning blend (paprika, onion and garlic powder, thyme, pepper, salt — fromdownundertodownsouth.com, 2026).
The Original
Fried Chicken
Price: $3.95 (pickup)
Energy: 1,050 kJ (251 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 4 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Medium.
- 8 chicken pieces on the bone (about 1.2 kg — thighs and drumsticks)
- 2 cups (500 ml) buttermilk
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 2 cups (300 g) plain flour
- Red Rooster-style seasoning: 1½ tsp sweet paprika, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp dried thyme, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp salt
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
Method
- Soak the chicken in the buttermilk and salt for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight.
- Stir the flour and the seasoning blend together in a large bowl.
- Lift each piece from the brine, let the excess drip off, and press firmly into the seasoned flour until heavily coated. Rest 15 minutes so the crust sets.
- Fry in oil at 170°C in batches, 12–15 minutes for thighs and drumsticks, until deep golden and 75°C at the bone. Do not crowd the pot.
- Drain on a rack and rest 5 minutes. Tip: the overnight brine is what keeps the chicken juicy inside a thick crust — a quick dip will not do it — and do not crowd the pot, or the oil cools and the coating goes greasy instead of crisp.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Fried Chicken?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Fried Chicken is $3.95 for pickup with 1,050 kJ (251 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 60 minutes, rated Medium difficulty, serving 4.
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 8 chicken pieces on the bone (about 1.2 kg — thighs and drumsticks), 2 cups (500 ml) buttermilk, 1 tsp fine salt, and 3 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 4.
What does the original cost at Red Rooster?
The real Fried Chicken is $3.95 (pickup), 1,050 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Fried Chicken at Red Rooster page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.