Ultimate Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 chicken drumsticks with skin on
• 4 chicken thighs with skin on
• 3 cups buttermilk
• vegetable oil for deep frying
• 3 tablespoons pepper corns
• fresh thyme Couple of
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• 4 1/8 tablespoons salt
• 11/16 cup brown sugar
• 1 11/16 cups hot water boiling
• 1 11/16 cups water room temperature
• 1 5/8 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• kosher salt – to sprinkle
• fresh thyme leaves
• lemon wedges

Nutrition

• Calories : 590 calories
• Carbohydrate : 41 grams
• Cholesterol : 155 milligrams
• Fat : 30 grams
• Fiber : 3 grams
• Protein : 38 grams
• SaturatedFat : 8 grams
• Sodium : 4170 milligrams
• Sugar : 17 grams