Buttermilk fried chicken

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Buttermilk fried chicken

This earned me a vertebrae-crushing hug from my son.

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Ingredients

  1. 1fryer chicken, cut up
  2. 1oil, for frying
  3. buttermilk marinade
  4. 1/2 gallonbuttermilk
  5. 2 tbspminced garlic
  6. 2 tsphot sauce
  7. 1 tspsalt
  8. 1 tsppepper
  9. flour dredge
  10. 2 cupflour
  11. 1 tspsalt
  12. 1 tsppepper
  13. 1 tsppaprika
  14. 1/2 tspgarlic powder
  15. 1/2 tsponion powder

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Place all marinade ingredients in a plastic zip top bag and squish to combine.

  2. 2

    Add chicken to buttermilk mixture and place on countertop for 1 hour, turning occasionally.

  3. 3

    Place about 2" oil in large shallow pan and preheat over medium high to 350°. (Oil should be hot but not screaming hot.)

  4. 4

    Place all flour dredge ingredients in large paper bag. Add chicken pieces, fold top of bag over to close, and shake well. -or- mix dredge ingredients on a plate and turn chicken on plate to coat.

  5. 5

    When oil is hot, place thighs in oil, skin side down. Wait 1 minute then add the breasts, skin side down. Wait 2 minutes then add the legs. Wait 2 minutes then add the wings, if there is room in the pan. Don't overcrowd the pan. Try to maintain oil temp of 350°.

  6. 6

    Cook chicken until golden brown on the first side, then turn, about 9 minutes after adding the wings. Cook on the other side until golden, about 10 minutes. Check chicken for doneness... meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat should read 165°.

  7. 7

    Remove chicken and drain on another large paper bag. Serve immediately.

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