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My ABSOLUTE favorite fried chicken, other than KFC from Trinidad and Tobago, is from Popeyes! Today, I’m sharing their secrets with you. Do you love crispy fried chicken that’s juicy and flavorful all the way to the bone? That’s exactly what you’ll get when you try this recipe.
You need:
5lbs of chicken, washed with lemon juice/white vinegar
BRINE:
4 cups of buttermilk or 4 cups of milk + 5 tablespoons of white distilled vinegar
Herbs & Spices (1 tablespoon of each)
• Dried bandhania/cilantro*
• Dried parsley
• Onion powder
• Paprika
• Oregano
• Extra hot chili powder
• Scotch bonnet powder (Tony’s Trinidad)*
• Dill
• 1 packet of Goya Sazon
• Cayenne
• Garlic powder
• MSG is a key ingredient, so if you have it, add 2 teaspoons.
-2 tablespoons of vinegar-based hot sauce/pepper sauce
-2 tablespoons of salt
WET BATTER
• 2 cups of flour
• 2 cups of cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• ½ of the herb & spice blend (ingredients below)
• 2 cups of buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• ¼- ½ cup of water (use soda water or seltzer water as a substitute)
• 1 tablespoon of mustard (or use mustard powder)
2ND HERB & SPICE BLEND
4 tablespoons of salt
1 packet of sazon
1 tablespoon of each-
• Ground cumin/geera
• Oregano
• Onion powder
• Dill
• Cayenne
• Paprika
• Dried bandhania/culantro *
• Hot chili powder
• Turmeric powder
• Garlic powder
• Parsley
• MSG is a key ingredient (add 2 teaspoons if you have)
DRY FLOUR
4 cups of flour
½ of spice blend above
You will also need oil for frying. Popeyes uses a mixture of beef tallow and soybean oil.
Fried the chicken for 12 minutes. Dark meat should have an internal temperature of 175 F and white meat- 150-155 F.
Enjoy!
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