Popeyes Fried Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups self-rising flour
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons seasoning salt
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (5/8 ounce) package italian salad dressing mix, powder
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package onion soup mix
• 1 (1/2 ounce) package spaghetti sauce mix
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups corn flakes, crushed
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 4 lbs chicken, cut up

Recipe

• 1 combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl.
• 2 put the cornflakes into another bowl.
• 3 put eggs and water in a 3rd bowl.
• 4 put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1 inch deep.
• 5 get it hot!
• 6 grease a 9x12x2-inch baking pan.
• 7 set it aside.
• 8 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 9 dip the chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows: into dry coating mix.
• 10 into egg and water mix.
• 11 into corn flakes.
• 12 briskly but briefly back into dry mix.
• 13 drop into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4 minutes on medium high.
• 14 turn and brown other side of each piece.
• 15 don't crowd pieces during frying.
• 16 place in the prepared pan in a single layer, skin-side-up.
• 17 seal in foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape.
• 18 bake at 350~ for 35-40 minutes removing foil then to test tenderness of the chicken.
• 19 allow to bake uncovered 5 minutes longer to crisp the coating.
• 20 leftovers refrigerate well up to 4 days.
• 21 do not freeze these leftovers.