Rosemary-Brined Buttermilk Fried Chicken – Alberta Co-op

Ingredients

• 1 small onion (thinly sliced)
• 4 cloves garlic (smashed with the flat side of a knife)
• 1 tsp oil
• kosher salt
• 5 or 6 branches rosemary (each 4-5" long)
• 4.5 C water
• 1 lemon (quartered)
• 8 chicken legs (drumsticks and thighs separated)
• 8 chicken wings (wing tips removed)
• 3 C all-purpose flour
• 3 T black pepper, freshly ground
• 2 T paprika
• 2 T fine sea salt
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 T baking powder
• 2 C buttermilk
• oil for deep-fry