Straight-Up, Down-Home Southern Fried Chicken with Honey

Drescription

My favorite Fried Chicken- EVER!!!

Ingredients

• 1 broiler/fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoon paprika
• 1/4 cup hot sauce, louisiana style
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• flour, for dredging
• peanut oil, for frying
• 1 tablespoon good quality bacon fat
• 1 large cast-iron skillet, at least 12in.
• 1 fry/candy thermometer
• honey

Directions

1. Marinate chicken in buttermilk and hotsauce overnight, or at least 12 hours.
2. Make a rub with garlic and onion powders, paprika, cayenne, 1 Tablespoon salt & 1 teaspoon black pepper.
3. Heat bacon fat and enough peanut oil to come up 1/8 inch up the side of the skillet. Heat oil to 325.
4. Remove chicken from marinade, season with rub.
5. Dredge in flour.
6. Fry. maintain oil temp, about 10-12 min per side depending on thickness of the chicken. 180 internal temp.
7. Drain on brown papper bags or paper towels. Serve with honey.