Description
Spicy Southern Fried Chicken delivers crispy, golden goodness straight from grandma’s kitchen to your dinner plate. Crunchy buttermilk-marinated chicken with a kick of heat guarantees smiles around your table.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1–2 pound chicken
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 3 large eggs
Seasonings and Spices:
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Liquids and Support:
- 1 cup hot sauce
- ⅓ cup water
- Vegetable or peanut oil
Instructions
- Thoroughly rinse each chicken piece under cold water. Pat completely dry with paper towels, ensuring no moisture remains.
- Whisk 3 large eggs with ⅓ cup water and 1 cup hot sauce in a medium bowl until fully combined and smooth.
- Create seasoned flour mixture by blending 2 cups self-rising flour, 1 ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp garlic powder, and 1 tsp ground black pepper in a separate shallow dish.
- Submerge each chicken piece first into egg mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Then coat thoroughly in seasoned flour mixture, pressing gently to help coating adhere.
- Heat vegetable or peanut oil in deep fryer or heavy-bottomed pot to exactly 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Use candy thermometer to verify precise temperature.
- Carefully lower chicken pieces into hot oil, maintaining space between them. Fry thighs, wings, and legs for 12-15 minutes; breasts for 8-10 minutes until golden brown and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Transfer fried chicken to wire rack set inside 200-degree oven to maintain crispness and warmth between batches.
- Plate chicken immediately after final batch, serving with preferred dipping sauces for maximum enjoyment.
Notes
- Check chicken pieces are evenly sized to ensure consistent cooking and prevent some parts from burning while others remain undercooked.
- Use a meat thermometer to confirm internal temperature reaches 165°F for safe consumption, which guarantees perfectly cooked chicken every time.
- For extra crispiness, let chicken sit in seasoned flour mixture for 10-15 minutes before frying to help coating adhere better and create a more textured crust.
- Consider buttermilk as an alternative marinade to make chicken more tender and add subtle tangy flavor, soaking pieces for at least 2 hours before coating and frying.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Fried
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg