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Summary
Give traditional fried chicken some Creole flavor with Emeril's family-friendly -- and picnic perfect -- recipe, originally from his "Emeril's Potluck" cookbook.
Ingredients
- 4 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 cup Emeril's Original Essence or Creole Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 head garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 whole chickens, each cut into 8 pieces
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- Peanut oil, for frying
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 345 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 2 g 2.6%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 3.76%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 5 mg 1.63%
- Sodium: 3601 mg 150.02%
- Calcium: 152 mg 15.19%
- Potassium: 259 mg 7.39%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 16.38%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 56 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 6.93%
- Sugar: 8 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 2.8%
- Vitamin C 2.23%
- Vitamin D 0.31%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch3
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total4 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq