Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg chicken pieces
• 600 ml buttermilk
• 2 tbsp hot sauce
• 400 g flour
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 tsp cayenne
• 2 tbsp salt
• 1.5 L oil

Steps

1. Brine the chicken in buttermilk with hot sauce and 1 tbsp salt 4 hours.
2. Mix the flour with paprika, garlic, onion powder, pepper, cayenne, and the remaining salt.
3. Let the chicken drip, dredge in flour, dip back in buttermilk, and dredge again.
4. Fry at 165°C, turning, 14 minutes until 75°C internal and deeply golden.
5. Drain on a rack.
6. Season with a final pinch of salt.