Cast Iron Easier Fried Chicken

Name: Cast Iron Easier Fried Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups, buttermilk; , Salt and pepper; 1 1/4 teaspoons, garlic powder; 1 1/4 teaspoons, paprika; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 2 1/2 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces, (split breasts cut in half, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed; 2 cups, all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 4 cups, peanut or vegetable oil

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Juicy, crisp bone-in fried chicken is a cast iron classic. We wanted to come up with a foolproof recipe that would ensure chicken with a moist, perfectly seasoned interior and a supercrunchy crust.

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SERVES4

TIME1 ¼ hours, plus 30 minutes marinating

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Cook It In Cast Iron

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Juicy, crisp bone-in fried chicken is a cast iron classic. We wanted to come up with a foolproof recipe that would ensure chicken with a moist, perfectly seasoned interior and a supercrunchy crust. To start, we brined the chicken in salted ...

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