Coleslaw (KFC copycat)

This Coleslaw is a new recipe to me that I tried out on the family over the weekend. My daughter Angela and her children Ginger and Charlie were visiting us from out of town, and my daughter Susan and her son Landon were here to visit with them, so I had plenty of expert taste testers. They gave this copycat recipe a thumbs up, so I am sharing it. My recipe is adapted  from one posted on the Food site.

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Coleslaw (KFC  Copycat)

1 (16 ounce) bag tri-color shredded coleslaw OR, if you shred your own cabbage for the recipe you will need 8 cups of cabbage and 1/4 cup shredded carrots.

2 tablespoons minced onion (I used red onion)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Pour the shredded coleslaw into a large bowl. Stir in the minced onion. In a separate bowl (you may want to use a food processor) combine sugar, salt, pepper, milk, mayonnaise, buttermilk, vinegar, and lemon juice. Mix until ingredients are well blended. Pour over cabbage mixture and mix thoroughly. Cover bowl and refrigerate for several hours or overnight before serving.

Mix the sugar, salt, pepper, milk, mayonnaise, buttermilk, vinegar, and lemon juice together as a dressing for the coleslaw.

Refrigerate the coleslaw for several hours before serving. I used the shredded bagged cabbage for convenience in my recipe, and that was the one difference in my coleslaw and the "real" coleslaw I was trying to copy. Real KFC coleslaw is cut much finer than the pre-cut bagged type. So, if you really want to make an "identical" version of the KFC coleslaw, I think you would have to cut the cabbage with a fine disc on a food processor. I, however, was really happy with the version that I made, and will take the convenience of the pre-cut cabbage over shredding it myself because the taste of the coleslaw was still wonderful, and I like the coarser cut cabbage.




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