Southern Fried Chicken

This crispy fried chicken brings the heat and the sweet with hot sauce in the crust and a honey drizzle.

Southern Fried Chicken

2018-08-17 14:52:33

Serves 4

This crispy fried chicken brings the heat and the sweet with hot sauce in the crust and a honey drizzle.

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Ingredients

1. 2 cups self-rising flour
2. 1/4 cup fresh ground black pepper
3. 1 cup kosher salt
4. 1/4 cup garlic powder
5. 2 teaspoons onion powder
6. 4 chicken breasts
7. Kosher salt and ground black pepper
8. 1 quart buttermilk
9. 1 cup hot red pepper sauce
10. 2 quarts canola oil

Instructions

1. Combine flour, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a large mixing bowl; transfer to large paper bag.
2. Whisk buttermilk with hot sauce in a large mixing bowl.
3. Season chicken with salt and pepper; soak in buttermilk mixture 2-4 hours. Remove from buttermilk; place in flour mixture in paper bag. Shake to coat chicken. Remove from flour mixture; soak in buttermilk 30 additional minutes. Place chicken back in paper bag; shake to coat with flour.
4. Heat oil to 360°F in a deep heavy bottomed pot. Do not fill pot more than halfway full.
5. Fry chicken until brown and crisp, around 8-10 minutes. Turn chicken over and fry additional 5 minutes. Check temperature to read 165°F. Remove from oil and drain on paper-bag-lined platter.
6. Serve chicken drizzled with honey and with favorite potato salad.

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