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Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Ingredients
  • subheading: Chicken:
  • 5 pounds whole chicken, or two 2 ½ pound chickens
  • fine sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)
  • subheading: Chicken Brine:
  • 8 cups water
  • ½ cup kosher salt
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 1 lemon, halved
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  • 1 head garlic, halved through the equator
  • ¼ bunch flat-leaf parsley
  • 6 sprigs of thyme
  • 3 bay leaves, fresh or dried
  • subheading: For Dredging and Frying:
  • 6 cups vegetable oil, for deep-frying
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • subheading: Coating:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons cayenne
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
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