Buttermilk Fried Chicken (Classic)

Name: Buttermilk Fried Chicken (Classic)
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5kg chicken pieces; 2 cups buttermilk; 1 tsp hot sauce; 2 cups plain flour; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; vegetable oil for frying

Golden, crispy Southern fried chicken marinated in spiced buttermilk overnight. Marinating overnight rather than just a few hours gives the buttermilk's acidity time to properly tenderise the chicken all the way through.

Total time

260 min

Prep

240 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

1.5kgchicken pieces

2 cupsbuttermilk

1 tsphot sauce

2 cupsplain flour

2 tspsmoked paprika

2 tspgarlic powder

2 tsponion powder

1 tspcayenne pepper

2 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

vegetable oilfor frying

Instructions

Marinate chicken in buttermilk and hot sauce for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Mix flour with all spices, salt and pepper.

Remove chicken from buttermilk, letting excess drip off. Dredge in seasoned flour.

Deep-fry in batches at 170°C for 14-16 minutes until deep golden and cooked through.

Drain and rest on a rack.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1098

Protein

112.3g

Fat

43.3g

Carbs

56.9g

Fiber

2.8g

Sodium

1407mg

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