You will place your chicken into a marinating container or solid ziplock bag. Cover chicken with buttermilk and place in fridge overnight. I let mine sit for a full 24 hours.
4.5 lbs fryer chicken, 2-3 cups buttermilk
If you are making homemade cole slaw for this dish, prep that the night before as well.
Cole Slaw
Frying Chicken
Pour oil into electrical fryer or cast iron skillet and preheat it to 350°, preheat your oven to 300°. Don't begin coating chicken until oil is heated through. Place your oven safe cooling racks into your baking sheets.
oil for deep frying
Prepare your 3-step dredge. Mix all your seasonings into your flour and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk your milk, eggs, and lemon juice together well.
2 cups AP Flour, 4 Tbsp paprika, 3 Tbsp white pepper, 2 Tbsp garlic powder, 1 Tbsp celery seed, 1 Tbsp ground ginger, 1 Tbsp ground dry mustard, 1 Tbsp pepper, 1 Tbsp salt, 1 Tbsp Graziano's Italian seasoning, 2 large eggs, 2/3 cup 2% milk, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Pull a piece of chicken from the buttermilk and allow to drain a bit. Carefully dip your chicken into the flour mixture, covering completely, then dip into the egg/milk mixture, and back into the flour mixture. You will want to place the chicken from the final flour dip straight into the hot oil. Repeat the 3-step dredge with all your chicken. Don't over crowd the oil, this will drop the temperature too much.
Once chicken is fried golden, set on cooling rack inside a baking sheet. Place chicken inside 300° oven for 30 minutes or until chicken reaches internal temp of 165°.
Sides
Make your mashed potatoes or use leftovers. Cook sweet corn. Make brown gravy according to packaging. Bake your biscuits.
Sweet Corn, Easy Mashed Potatoes, Brown Gravy, Buttermilk Biscuits
Notes
You could use whatever chicken pieces you wish, we prefer the ease and flavor of eating a chicken thigh.If you use large chicken breasts, you will want to bake them in the oven longer. All poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of 165°