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The Ultimate Crispy Fried Chicken
Ingredients
  • 1 ¼ cups
  • kosher salt
  • or ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons table salt
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  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
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  • 2 tablespoons
  • paprika
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  • 3 medium heads garlic, cloves separated
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  • 3 bay leaves, crumbled
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  • 2 quarts buttermilk (low fat)
  • subheading: 1:
  • whole chicken
  • (about 3 ½ pounds), giblets discarded, cut into 12 pieces (see illustrations below)
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  • 4 cups
  • unbleached all-purpose flour
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  • 1 large egg
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  • 1 teaspoon
  • baking powder
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  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
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  • 3 to 4 cups refined peanut oil or vegetable shortening
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