– whole chicken – cooking oil Marinade: – white onion – garlic cloves – buttermilk – season salt – red cayenne pepper – freshly ground black pepper – garlic powder – old bay seasoning – Kosher salt Flour Mix: – all purpose flour – baking powder – red cayenne pepper – paprika – garlic powder – Old Bay seasoning – season salt – Kosher salt – fresh ground black pepper
– For the marinade, mix all of the ingredients together and place in a plastic storage bag. – After mixing the marinade ingredients together, submerge the chicken pieces into the marinade. Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator.
– When ready to cook the chicken, remove the chicken from the refrigerator, mix all of your flour mix ingredients together. – After making your seasoned flour mix, add your chicken to the flour mix and make sure the chicken pieces are completely covered with the flour mix. – Place the floured chicken pieces on a baking rack.
– Let the chicken sit. – While letting the chicken come to room temperature, prep your cooking oil. – Add oil to your deep fryer. – Set the temperature of the deep fryer at 350 degrees.
– Once the deep fryer temperature has reached 350 degrees and the chicken is at room temperature, add a few pieces of chicken to the deep fryer. – Cook the chicken until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. – Remove chicken from oil and place on a baking rack that has a pan up under it. – Let the chicken sit.
– Enjoy!