Popeyes Fried Chicken Recipes

POPEYE FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or bowl mix together the flour, cornstarch, seasoning salt, paprika, baking soda, dressing mix, soup mix, spaghetti sauce mix and sugar. Place cereal crumbs in another shallow dish or bowl, and mix together eggs and water in a third shallow dish or bowl.
• Heat oil (1 inch deep) in a large skillet over medium high heat. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Dip chicken pieces into dry coating mix, egg/water mixture, cereal crumbs, briefly into dry mix once more, then drop into hot oil skin side down. Brown for 3 to 4 minutes, then brown other side of each piece.
• Place browned chicken pieces in a 9x13 inch baking dish, skin side up, and cover dish with aluminum foil leaving one side open for escaping steam.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and tender and juices run clear. Remove cover and bake another 5 minutes to let coating become crisp; serve.

POPEYES FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Take a large bowl. Stir buttermilk and 2 tablespoons of hot sauce (Tabasco) in the bowl.
• Marinate chicken in buttermilk mixture. Cover and refrigerate it overnight.
• Now, take a medium bowl and whisk together eggs, water and 1 tablespoon hot sauce.
• Take another large bowl and stir together flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika and garlic powder.
• To fry the chicken, take a large Dutch oven and pour oil to a depth of 2 1/2 inches.
• Heat the oil to 325°F and remove the chicken from buttermilk.
• Dip those chicken pieces in the egg mixture and then dredge in the flour mixture.
• Shake off the excess flour and repeat the above step 7 once again (dipping chicken in flour and dredging in flour mixture).
• Fry 4 pieces at a time for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Soak excess oil on paper towels.

POPEYES FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl.
• Put the cornflakes into another bowl.
• Put eggs and water in a 3rd bowl.
• Put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1 inch deep.
• Get it HOT!
• Grease a 9x12x2-inch baking pan.
• Set it aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Dip the chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows: Into dry coating mix.
• Into egg and water mix.
• Into corn flakes.
• Briskly but briefly back into dry mix.
• Drop into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4 minutes on medium high.
• Turn and brown other side of each piece.
• Don't crowd pieces during frying.
• Place in the prepared pan in a single layer, skin-side-up.
• Seal in foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape.
• Bake at 350~ for 35-40 minutes removing foil then to test tenderness of the chicken.
• Allow to bake uncovered 5 minutes longer to crisp the coating.
• Leftovers refrigerate well up to 4 days.
• Do not freeze these leftovers.

POPEYE'S FRIED CHICKEN - COPYCAT

Steps:

• Wash and clean chicken.
• In a large bowl combine 2 cups buttermilk, sea salt and hot sauce. Stir well. Add chicken pieces to bowl, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour turning wings once in buttermilk. In a separate bowl combine egg, 1/2 cup buttermilk,and flour.
• Remove chicken from bowl and dip in batter.
• Season chicken with Zatarain, turmeric, white pepper, chicken bouillon and Accent.
• Pour cornflakes in separate bowl and dip chicken pieces in cornflakes,making sure to coat them evenly.
• In a medium cast iron skillet heat vegetable oil to 350°F Place chicken pieces in hot oil. Fry for about 15- 20 minutes covered, turning once.
• Remove chicken from pan, drain on paper towel and serve.