Southern-Style Crispy Fried Chicken | PEKIS Recipes

Ingredients

• 500 ml buttermilk (2 cups)
• 1 tsp salt (5 g)
• 1 tsp black pepper (2 g)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika (2 g)
• 8 chicken pieces (about 1 kg, 2.2 lb), drumsticks and thighs preferred
• 250 g all-purpose flour (2 cups)
• 50 g cornstarch (⅓ cup)
• 1 tsp garlic powder (2 g)
• 1 tsp onion powder (2 g)
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper (optional, 2 g)
• 1 tsp baking powder (5 g)
• ½ tsp ground black pepper (1 g)
• 1 liter vegetable oil (for frying, about 4 cups)