Ingredients
Brine
144 g | kosher salt |
144 g | sugar |
1,892 g | water |
1,500 g | bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed |
Coating
175 g | all-purpose flour |
125 g | potato starch |
7 g | cayenne pepper |
4 g | plus 2 g kosher salt, divided |
3 g | plus 3 g pepper, divided |
3.5 g | baking powder |
220 g | buttermilk |
Spice Oil
75 g | vegetable oil |
6 g | sesame seeds |
4.5 g | cayenne pepper |
4 g | chipotle chile powder |
2 g | garlic powder |
1 g | kosher salt |
0.35 g | ground cinnamon |
0.35 g | cocoa powder |
0.35 g | ground cumin |
2,700 g | vegetable oil |
Brine
1 cup kosher salt |
½ cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar |
2 quarts water |
3½ pounds bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed |
Coating
1¼ cups all-purpose flour |
¾ cup potato starch |
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper |
1 teaspoon plus 1 teaspoon pepper, divided |
1 teaspoon plus ½ teaspoon kosher salt, divided |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 cup buttermilk |
Spice Oil
⅓ cup vegetable oil |
2 teaspoons sesame seeds |
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper |
1½ teaspoons chipotle chile powder |
½ teaspoon garlic powder |
¼ teaspoon kosher salt |
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon |
⅛ teaspoon cocoa powder |
⅛ teaspoon ground cumin |
3 quarts vegetable oil |
Essential Equipment
Instructions
- 144 g kosher salt
- 144 g sugar
- 1,892 g water
- 1,500 g bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed
- 175 g all-purpose flour
- 125 g potato starch
- 7 g cayenne pepper
- 4 g plus 2 g kosher salt, divided
- 3 g plus 3 g pepper, divided
- 3.5 g baking powder
- 220 g buttermilk
- 75 g vegetable oil
- 6 g sesame seeds
- 4.5 g cayenne pepper
- 4 g chipotle chile powder
- 2 g garlic powder
- 1 g kosher salt
- 0.35 g ground cinnamon
- 0.35 g cocoa powder
- 0.35 g ground cumin
- 2,700 g vegetable oil
Instructions
- 1 cup kosher salt
- ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 quarts water
- 3½ pounds bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup potato starch
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon plus 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 1 teaspoon plus ½ teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1½ teaspoons chipotle chile powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon cocoa powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 quarts vegetable oil