Crazy Cooking Challange Popeyes Style Fried Chicken

Its time again for the Crazy Cooking Challenge. This month we were set out to find the best fried chicken recipe and share it with the world :) I had so many to choose from and they all looked so good.It was the first time that I have even made fried chicken homemade and it was so easy . I was even more thrilled when I found a recipe for my all time favorite chicken a copycat Popeyes chicken recipe. And I have to say it tasted pretty good. I mixed together two recipes to come up with this one. It was the perfect crunch on the outside and  so juicy and tender on the inside. Amazing and you sould  for sure try it out. I think I would add somemore spice next time just cuz we like stuff spicy but other then that it was great.  I got part of the recipe from shanscookbook.blogspot.com and the other half I got from a top secret recipe site plus added some of my own spices. So if you are going to make this go by my recipe to get the correct spices. So here it is my Crazy Cooking Challenge recipe for July Popeyes Fried Chicken.  

Bone in skin on chicken I used legs and thighs about 4 lbs
2 cups buttermilk
4 tsp season salt


1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
1T salt
2T white pepper
1 tsp Cayenne pepper
2 tsp Paprika
3 large eggs
6 cups veggie oil for frying

1.In a large container mix buttermilk with the season salt and combine with the chicken to marinate at least 2 hours. ( I did mine for about 6 hrs) Shaking every hour or so to get the chicken coated well

2. When ready to cook combine flour,salt,white pepper,cayenne pepper and paprika in ziplock bag.
3. In another bowl beat together the 3 eggs.
4. Remove pieces of chicken from buttermilk mixture and let drain off a little then dip them into the egg mix and then into the ziplock bag of flour mixture. Toss to coat well and place on cookie sheet to sit for 15 min.

5.Heat oil to 370-375 degrees when oil is ready drop in the chicken pieces a few at a time can fry 12-15 min depending on size. My legs took about 12 thighs were about 15 min. Make sure the internal temp in 180 to make sure that its done.
6.When Chicken is done drain on paper towels and let cook a few min.
7. Enjoy


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