Popeyes Fried Chicken
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons seasoning salt
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 (5/8 ounce) package Italian salad dressing mix, powder
- 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package onion soup mix
- 1 (1/2 ounce) package spaghetti sauce mix
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 cups corn flakes, crushed
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 4 lbs chicken, cut up
- Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl.
- Put the cornflakes into another bowl.
- Put eggs and water in a 3rd bowl.
- Put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1 inch deep.
- Get it HOT!
- Grease a 9x12x2-inch baking pan.
- Set it aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F.
- Dip the chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows: Into dry coating mix.
- Into egg and water mix.
- Into corn flakes.
- Briskly but briefly back into dry mix.
- Drop into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4 minutes on medium high.
- Turn and brown other side of each piece.
- Don't crowd pieces during frying.
- Place in the prepared pan in a single layer, skin-side-up.
- Seal in foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape.
- Bake at 350~ for 35-40 minutes removing foil then to test tenderness of the chicken.
- Allow to bake uncovered 5 minutes longer to crisp the coating.
- Leftovers refrigerate well up to 4 days.
- Do not freeze these leftovers.
flour, cornstarch, seasoning salt, paprika, baking soda, italian salad dressing, onion soup, sugar, corn flakes, eggs, cold water, chicken
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/popeyes-fried-chicken-35983 (may not work)