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Crispiest Buttermilk Fried Chicken

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150 min

Crispiest Buttermilk Fried Chicken

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Time

150 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

538

Rating

4.00★ (9)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
This is without a doubt the crispiest chicken you will ever prepare. I have made it time and time again to wonderful reviews. We love Popeyes® chicken and this puts it to shame. This is great for family picnics and so much cheaper than buying take-out. Yummy!

Ingredients

  • water to cover: (cold)
  • kosher salt: 0.25 cup
  • skinless chicken legs: 8 piece
  • all-purpose flour: 3 cups (divided)
  • buttermilk: 1 cup
  • ¼ tablespoons baking powder: 1 piece
  • salt: 2 tsp
  • cayenne pepper: 2 tsp
  • ½ cups canola oil, for frying: 1 piece

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  1. Mix cold water and kosher salt together in a large bowl until salt dissolves. Add chicken legs. Cover entire bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
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  2. Remove bowl from the refrigerator; drain and pat chicken dry with paper towels.
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  3. Place chicken legs in a plastic bag with 1 cup all-purpose flour and shake to coat.
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  4. Pour buttermilk into a bowl. Mix remaining flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne in another bowl. Dip each chicken leg in buttermilk; move to flour mixture and coat well.
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  5. Heat canola oil in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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  6. Fry chicken legs in hot oil in batches until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
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