Ingredients
- 1 (3 to 4 pound) chicken, cut up into 10 pieces
- Kosher salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
- 2 teaspoons cayenne
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons hot chili sauce, such as Srirachi Hot Chili Sauce
- Peanut oil, for frying
Directions
Put the chicken pieces into a large bowl. Cover the chicken with water by 1-inch; add 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water used. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
In a large shallow platter, mix the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and cayenne until well blended; season generously with salt and pepper. In another platter combine the buttermilk and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper.
Drain the chicken and pat it dry. Dredge the pieces, a few at a time, in the flour mixture, then dip them into the buttermilk; dredge them again in the seasoned flour. Set aside and let the chicken rest while you heat the oil.
Put about 3 inches of oil into a large deep pot; it should not come up more than half way. Bring the oil up to 375 degrees F over medium high heat. Working in batches, carefully add the chicken pieces 3 or 4 at a time. Fry, turning the pieces once, until golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oil and place on a rack to drain; repeat with the remaining pieces.











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By masterchef576
on September 20, 2011
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very good but instead of butter milk you can use some eggs and milk theres no defrence and heathier easyer and you spend less money im a 13 year old girl and i know this
and to make it extra crispy putsome corn starch in the flour
By baysiders2_9775245
Ellsworth, ME
on June 19, 2011
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Made this for Father's Day Dinner. Yum! Other than adding some buttermilk to the water soak and using Frank's Red Hot Sauce, I pretty much followed the recipe. Very crispy and juicy. Served it with mashed potatoes and cole slaw. My hubby loved it.
By lpstafford64_13...
Birmingham, 62
on September 12, 2010
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I'm from the south. We like our fried chicken, and this one is good! I cooked it in an electric skillet. The real trick is to let the chicken absorb as much of the flour mixture as possible. There shouldn't be a lot of flour falling off of the chicken prior to placing it in the oil.
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