Southern Fried Chicken

Name: Southern Fried Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 270 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: southern
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, (cut into 10 pieces); 1½-2 teaspoons (8-12g) salt ((adjust to preference)); ½-1 tablespoon (7-15g) hot sauce; 3-4 cloves garlic, (crushed); 2-3 teaspoons (8-12g) Creole seasoning; 4 cups (950ml) buttermilk ((for both marinating and coating)); ¼ cup cornstarch ((optional)); 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (128g) cornstarch; 2 teaspoons (10g) baking powder; 1 tablespoon (8-9g) paprika; 2 tablespoons (30g) garlic powder; 2 tablespoons (20g) onion powder; 1-1½ tablespoons (5-8g) dried herbs ((thyme, oregano, parsley, etc.)); 1 teaspoon (2-3g) cayenne pepper ((adjust to preference)); 1 teaspoon (2-3g) white pepper; 1 teaspoon (6g) salt ((adjust to taste)); frying oil

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Marinated chicken fried until golden and crunchy outside, juicy and tender within. Intensely seasoned and spiced, it's a Southern classic perfect for picnics and casual gatherings.

Ingredients

10 SERVINGS

The Chicken

1whole chicken — cut into 10 pieces
8–12 gsalt — 1½–2 tsp
½–1 tbsphot sauce — 7–15 g
3–4cloves garlic — crushed
8–12 gCreole seasoning — 2–3 tsp
4 cupsbuttermilk — 950 ml
¼ cupcornstarch — optional

Chicken Breading

360 gall-purpose flour — 3 cup
128 gcornstarch — 1 cup
10 gbaking powder — 2 tsp
1 tbsppaprika — 8–9 g
30 ggarlic powder — 2 tbsp
20 gonion powder — 2 tbsp
5–8 gdried herbs — 1–1½ tbsp
2–3 gcayenne pepper — 1 tsp
2–3 gwhite pepper — 1 tsp
6 gsalt — 1 tsp
frying oil — for frying

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Method

4h 30m total

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