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fried chicken

ingredients

marinade

  • • 1 pt buttermilk
  • • 1/4 c hot sauce
  • • 1 T granulated garlic
  • • 1 T granulated onion
  • • 1 T granulated salt

breader

  • • 4 c flour
  • • 2 T smoked paprika
  • • 2 T salt
  • • 1 T cayenne pepper

instructions

for the marinade

  1. mix ingredients together, then add chicken to marinate. marinate for about 4 hours. 

to fry chicken

  1. mix all breader ingredients into a bowl. 
  2. remove chicken from marinade and shake of extra liquid. dredge pieces one by one, shaking excess. make sure to coat chicken well.
  3. let rest at room temperature for 10 min while you heat your oil.
  4. heat oil on stove top to 360 degrees.
  5. slowly lower chicken into oil and fry for about 5-8 minutes (depending on thickness. longer if you have a chicken that has the bone in it) to reach a temp of 160-165f. breading will have a golden brown color.
  6. season with salt.