Sweet-Tea Fried Chicken | Cooking Professionally

Sweet-Tea Fried Chicken | Cooking Professionally

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Heavens to Betsy! It doesn't get much more Southern than this, y'all! Sweet-Tea Fried Chicken takes two classics from down yonder and combines them to become the ultimate fixin' for your next potluck...

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Ingredients

  • ***For the sweet tea:***
  • 5 cups water
  • 6 iced-tea tea bags, such as Luzianne® Tea Original Iced Tea
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • ***For the chicken:***
  • 10 chicken pieces, such as drumsticks, wings, and/or thighs, bone-in, dark and white meat
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • canola oil, to taste

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