Everyone loves Popeye's and their fried chicken. What if I tell you that you can make the exact Popeye's fried chicken at your home. In this post, I am going to show you how you can do it.
Take a large bowl and pour buttermilk and 2 tablespoons of hot sauce (Tabasco) into it. Stir it well and add the chicken pieces to the bowl. Cover and and marinate the chicken for 45 minutes or an hour.
Meanwhile you can prepare the coating in two separate bowls. In one bowl, add flour, garlic powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix the dry rubs and make sure there are no lumps.
Take another bowl to mix the three eggs. Beat the eggs nicely.
Now you can take the pieces of marinated chicken, dredge them into flour and then dunk into the eggs.
Lastly, coat the chicken pieces with some more flour and place it on a tray.
To fry the chicken, take a large Dutch oven. Pour oil into it to a depth of 2½ inches and heat it to 325°F.
Fry 4 pieces at a time for about 8 to 10 minutes until they turn golden brown. Soak excess oil on paper towels. Your Popeye's fried chicken is ready.