KFC’s Secret Recipe May No Longer Be A Secret

Colonel Sanders' nephew might have given up the 11 herbs and spices secret, and you can read it for yourself.

KFC's fried chicken recipe has been kept a secret for 80 years plus, but a nephew of the Colonel might have let the cat out of the bag.

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Joe Ledington (the Colonel's nephew) handed over a family scapbook that had a list of 11 herbs and spices.

When the interviewer asked if the handwritten note containing the spices was indeed the original recipe, Mr. Ledington answered yes. In fact, Joe said when he was young, he mixed the recipe in the Colonel's garage.

Here is the list:

1.   2/3 teaspoon of salt

2.   1/2 teaspoon of thyme

3.   1.2 teaspoon of basil

4.   1/2 teaspoon of oregano

5.   1 teaspoon of celery salt

6.   1 teaspoon of black pepper

7.   1 teaspoon of dried mustard

8.   4 teaspoons of paprika

9.   2 teaspoons of garlic salt

10.  1 teaspoon of ground ginger

11.  3 teaspoons of white pepper

Mixed with 2 cups of flour

For their part, KFC would not confirm that this is the recipe, but c'mon, it's the Colonel's nephew. He's family.

Try it yourself, and let us know the results.