Southern Fried Chicken
Fried chicken has many variations on how it can be made. My fried chicken has a delicious bite of spice to it from the hot sauce and all of the various spices used while making it.
Ingredients
1 whole roaster chicken, cut into pieces
2 tbsp Franks hot sauce
1 tbsp season salt
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp dried dill
1 tsp each oregano, dry mustard, ginger, onion pwd, garlic pwd, basil, smoked paprika
2 cups flour
1/2 cup corn starch
3 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 quarts cooking oil
Instructions
1
Buy a whole roaster chicken that has already been cut into pieces. If you prefer, you can fry drumsticks or thighs only.
2
Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and sprinkle with Franks hot sauce, season salt, black pepper and dill. Gently toss the chicken to coat. Set aside for thirty minutes to marinade.
3
In a small bowl, mix the oregano, dry mustard, ginger, onion pwd, garlic pwd, basil and smoked paprika together. Stir to combine and set aside.
4
Mix the flour and cornstarch together in a large bowl and add the remains spices to the flour mixture. Whisk everything together to combine.
5
Heat your oil to 350 degrees.
6
In a medium size bowl, whisk the egg and buttermilk together.
7
Dip the chicken marinaded chicken pieces in the egg mixture and dredge in the flour mixture.
8
Place the chicken in the hot oil and fry for about 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degree’s internally.
9
Remove the chicken and let them rest on a large plate lined with paper towels. Serve with your favorite sides and enjoy!
