If you want a crazy delicious chicken recipe, then it has to be this recipe for The Best Southern Fried Chicken. Crispy, flavorful and absolutely divine!
Prep Time: 10mins
Cook Time: 14mins
Chilling: 8hrs
Total Time: 8hrs 24mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken, cut up (or 8 pieces of your favorite cuts of chicken)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 Tablespoons hot sauce
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- peanut oil (for frying)
- flaked salt (for serving, optional)
Instructions:
- Place 1 whole chicken, cut up in a large bowl. Sprinkle on top of the chicken: 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 2 teaspoons garlic powder and 2 teaspoons onion powder then toss to coat the chicken in the spices.
- Add 2 cups buttermilk and 2 Tablespoons hot sauce, stir until everything is combined.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, but it’s best if you can let it sit overnight.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together 2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup cornstarch, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 2 teaspoons paprika and 2 teaspoons black pepper. Set aside.
- Fill up a deep fryer (deep cast iron skillet or dutch oven) with peanut oil (or neutral frying oil of your choice) and preheat to 350°F.
- Taking the chicken pieces one at a time, let the excess buttermilk drip off.
- Coat in the flour mixture, make sure the chicken is well coated. Shake off any excess.
- Set the chicken aside and let it sit for a few minutes until the coating starts to look a little pasty.
- Carefully add the piece of chicken to the deep fryer and continue with the next piece. Don’t add more than three or four pieces at at time.
- You will need to fry in batches so you do not overcrowd the fryer. Fry until golden brown, turning every few minutes.
- Chicken is done when golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Depending on the size of the chicken, dark meat can take about 12-14 minutes and white meat takes 8-10 minutes (these are estimates – use a meat thermometer for accurate doneness)
- When the chicken is done frying, place it on a paper towel lined sheet tray and immediately sprinkle a little flaked salt on top.
- Continue with the rest of the chicken pieces.
Nutritional Info:
Servings: 4
Calories 1525
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 82g 105%
Saturated Fat 20g 100%
Cholesterol 527mg 176%
Sodium 3575mg 155%
Total Carbohydrate 65g 24%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 123g
Vitamin C 2mg 10%
Calcium 201mg 15%
Iron 12mg 64%
Potassium 1186mg 25
