Bobby. wrote on Aug 21
st, 2016 at 6:35pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 21
st, 2016 at 6:18pm:
"What's that"?
"Bean salad".
"I don't care what it's been, what is it now"?
KFC from the '70s wasn't as greasy, and the drumsticks were bigger.
The chicken pieces were all bigger in the 70's & 80's.
Now it's Kentucky Fried Sparrow.
This is the closest I can find for the bean salad -
I used to go to KFC just to buy their salad for my family.
http://recipes.thetasteofaussie.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/KFC-Be...Serves 8
The KFC bean salad is a traditional "three bean" type of salad that combines green beans, kidney beans and butter beans. While the dish is good freshly prepared, the flavour is enhanced by marinating in the refrigerator.
Ingredients
2 cups canned kidney beans
2 cups canned green beans
2 cups canned butter beans
1 cup sliced white onion
1 cup chopped green capsicum
½ cup cider vinegar
½ cup canola oil
¾ cup sugar
( I don't think that amount of sugar is correct) ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1½ teaspoons sea salt
Instructions
Set up a colander in the sink. Drain the kidney beans into the colander, and rinse well.
Pour the cans of green and butter beans to the colander and stir to make sure all liquid drains out.
Transfer the drained beans in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Chop green capsicum and white onion, then add to the bowl.
In a small bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and black pepper.
Pour dressing over beans and vegetables, then toss gently until all beans are well coated with oil, vinegar and spices.
Place the bean salad in your refrigerator and allow to marinate at least 6 hours.
Notes
This KFC bean salad reaches peak flavour about 3 to 4 days after preparation. You can store the bean salad for up to two weeks in the refrigerator.
http://aussietaste.recipes/legume-dishes/kfc-bean-salad/ That bean salad recipe I found online over 10 years ago, I have made it very often and it’s the best!
When it was deleted from the KFC menu, I kept asking why instore, they didn’t know why.
So I wrote to KFC asking why.
They said because it wasn’t a big seller and people weren’t interested in it, (being healthy etc)
When Chicken A go go started making a similar one we were wrapt, then that place shut down. Dang!
Somehow I can’t remember how I looked up the internet and the original KFC bean salad was revealed!
It was a eureka moment.
Instead of using sugar, I use xylitol which helps if anyone is diabetic or trying to cut down on sugar consumption.
I don’t use canola oil either, for some reason I don’t think it’s so good for us, something I read about, so I use olive oil instead.
I know it’s cheaper to use sugar and canola oil, but that’s the 2 ingredients I use as alternatives. It still tastes amazing!
I think KFC would be kicking themselves now as the trend with big name take aways has introduced more healthier meal options and if that bean salad was with them now, it would be flying off the fridge shelves.
Strange how the generations go through phases of food.
With emphasis on low fat, high protein, high fibre, gluten free, dairy free, vegan etc etc the foods available now when eating fast food, is incredible.
Like I said, KFC must be kicking themselves now as this bean salad has come into its own.
Maybe I should write to them again and rub it in