Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Hot Cajun Blackening Spice – Oaktown Spice Shop

Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Hot Cajun Blackening Spice – Oaktown Spice Shop

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Recipe and text by Jack Sadler.  Fried chicken might just be the perfect summer picnic food. Tasty hot or at room temperature, the crispy crunch of a good fried chicken can’t be beat....

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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons Oaktown Spice Shop Hot Cajun Blackening Spice
  • 3 tablespoons Pacific Flake Sea Salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper, such as Tellicherry Black Peppercorns
  • ¼ tsp MSG (optional)
  • 1 whole chicken broken into 8-10 pieces, or 3-4 lbs of desired chicken pieces
  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup vinegar-based hot sauce, such as Scarlet Fire
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (for a lighter crispier crust, substitute 1 cup with corn or potato starch)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2-3 cups neutral oil, such as vegetable, canola, or peanut

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