# The BEST Seasoned & Crispy Fried Chicken

This recipe shows how to make the most delicious, crispiest, and seasoned fried chicken.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 lbs chicken
- 2 lemons
- 1 cup White Vinegar
- 3 tbsp Lawry's Seasoning Salt
- 1 tbsp Accent
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 1 pack sazon
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 0.25 tsp Accent
- 0.25 tsp Lawry's Seasoning Salt
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 2.5 cups water
- 4 cups self rising flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1.5 tbsp Accent
- 2 tbsp Lawry's Seasoning Salt
- 1 pack sazon
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Peanut Oil

## Instructions

1. Clean the chicken with lemon, white vinegar, and water.
2. Season the chicken with Lawry's Seasoning Salt, Accent, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
3. Mix well and set aside.
4. In a bowl, mix self rising flour, sazon, onion powder, garlic powder, Accent, Lawry's Seasoning Salt, and paprika for the wet batter.
5. Add water and mix until smooth.
6. In a ziplock bag, combine self rising flour, cornstarch, onion powder, garlic powder, Accent, Lawry's Seasoning Salt, sazon, black pepper, paprika, and salt for the dry batter.
7. Dip each chicken piece in the wet batter, then in the dry batter, shaking off any excess.
8. Place the battered chicken on a baking rack to drip off excess batter.
9. Heat peanut oil in a deep fryer to 350°F.
10. Fry the chicken in batches: legs and wings for 12-13 minutes and thighs for 15 minutes. Check with thermometer to ensure the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 170-175°F.
11. Place the cooked chicken on a baking sheet to drain excess oil.

## Equipment

- Gloves
- Deep Fryer
- Meat Thermometer
- Baking sheet
- baking rack

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/3LV6xNDDrC0?si=xkprbqFvmDS7kcIy
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bf9901b8-9cea-412d-8e84-fc9c708e869d
- Extracted: 2025-01-13

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