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Summary
Three steps to success: A flavorful brine infuses the chicken with seasoning and keeps it juicy, an overnight chill allows the crust to set, and a spicy glaze seals the deal.
Ingredients
- 9.5 ounces kosher salt (1 cup Morton or 1 2/3 cups Diamond Crystal)
- 1/3 cup (packed) light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup hot sauce (preferably Crystal)
- 2 (3 1/2–4-pound) chickens, cut into 8 pieces (legs and thighs separated, breasts halved), backbone and wing tips removed
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
- 3 cups buttermilk
- 3/4 cup lard
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- Vegetable oil (for frying; about 4 quarts)
- A deep-fry thermometer
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 487 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 21 g 32.28%
- Saturated Fat: 8 g 41.51%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 23 mg 7.81%
- Sodium: 224 mg 9.32%
- Calcium: 163 mg 16.3%
- Potassium: 278 mg 7.95%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 17.31%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 63 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 7.58%
- Sugar: 15 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 8.14%
- Vitamin C 1.59%
- Vitamin D 8.78%
- * 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 - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- 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