Copycat Popeye's Extra-Crispy Spicy Fried Chicken with Delta Sauce
Description
Enjoy this famous chicken anywhere, anytime. Serve it with Delta Sauce and everyone will think that you are the best cook ever!
Ingredients
Chicken:
3 eggs
1/3 c. water
1 c. hot red pepper sauce
4 c. flour
2 t. pepper
2 t. paprika
3 t. cayenne pepper
1 qt. buttermilk
salt, pepper, and garlic powder, to taste
1 - 2 1/2 lb. chicken, cut into pieces
peanut oil, for frying
Delta Sauce:
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 T. lemon juice
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1/4 c. chili sauce
1/4 c. ketchup
1/2 t. paprika
1/2 t. pepper
1 t. onion powder
1/2 t. prepared mustard
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
2-3 dashes hot pepper sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
Directions
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Chicken:
Wash chicken and pat dry.
Place cut-up chicken in a large bowl, and cover with buttermilk. Cover; chill for 2 hours, or overnight.
In a large bowl, add eggs, water, and red pepper sauce. Whisk until combined.
In a large gallon freezer bag, mix flour, pepper, paprika, and cayenne.
Remove chicken from buttermilk; sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place all chicken pieces in freezer bag with flour mixture. Shake until all pieces are evenly coated. Remove chicken pieces one at a time, shaking off excess flour.
Dip each piece in the egg mixture, and return to bag of flour. After all pieces of been dipped in the egg mixture and put back in the bag, give it another shake to coat chicken pieces again.
Heat oil in deep fryer or deep pan to 350 degrees. Working in batches, drop each piece of chicken into the hot oil. Fry 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown, turning occasionally if oil does not completely cover chicken. Dark meat chicken takes longer to cook than white meat. Wings will finish cooking first.
Delta sauce:
Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Chill in the refrigerator 1 hour before serving.
4 servings