The Stockyards Smokehouse's Fried Chicken | TasteToronto

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup each granulated sugar and kosher salt
• 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
• 1 onion, coarsely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 whole chickens, each broken down into 8 pieces
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• 1½ tsp sweet paprika
• 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tbsp fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tbsp sweet paprika
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2–3 L canola oil