Good Ol Fried Chicken
- 1/4 cups Sugar
- 1/4 cups Salt
- 1 quart Very Cold Water
- 4 pounds Bone-in, Skin-on Chicken Pieces
- 1- 3/4 cup Cold Water
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 cup Cornstarch
- 5 teaspoons Pepper
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1/2 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 4 quarts Peanut Or Vegetable Oil
- Using a very large bowl, prepare the brine.
- Mix the sugar, salt, and very cold water until the sugar and salt dissolve.
- Place the chicken pieces in the bowl, covering all pieces, and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
- While the chicken is brining, mix the water, flour, cornstarch, pepper, baking powder, paprika, cayenne, and salt until the batter is smooth.
- Refrigerate this until youre ready to fry em up!
- Heat your oil in a Dutch oven or deep fryer until it reaches 350 degrees F. Remove the chicken from its briny home and pat dry.
- Thats a good chicken ...
- Separating into two or three batches, dip the chicken into the batter, letting the extra batter drip back into the bowl, and transfer to the hot oil.
- Fry the chicken until the thickest parts measure 175 degrees F (it will take about 12-15 minutes) and the chicken is golden brown.
- Bring the oil back up to temperature and continue with the remaining chicken.
- Place the finished pieces on a paper towel.
- Serve hot!
- Or refrigerate.
- The chicken will keep up to two days.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/good-ole28099-fried-chicken/ (may not work)