Really Crispy Spicy Cajun Fried Chicken Recipes

CAJUN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry. Place the chicken in a large bowl, season it with the salt, pepper, cayenne, white pepper, garlic powder, and hot sauce, and toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.☞TESTER TIP: The longer you let the chicken stay in the fridge, the more thoroughly the seasonings will permeate the chicken.
• Remove the chicken from the bowl, allowing any liquid to drip back into the bowl, and place it in a clean bowl. Pour the buttermilk over the top.
• Heat the lard, vegetable shortening, or bacon fat in a large cast-iron skillet until it registers 350°F (176°C) on an instant-read thermometer or a pinch of flour immediately sizzles when dropped into the fat.
• While the oil heats, remove the chicken from the buttermilk, allowing any excess liquid to drip off, and place the chicken in yet another clean bowl.
• Sprinkle the chicken with the flour and toss to coat.
• When the oil is ready, add the chicken pieces to the skillet in batches, starting with the larger pieces and shaking off any excess flour before adding them to the oil. Do not crowd the skillet. For the crispest results, you want ample room around each piece in the oil. Cook the chicken, using tongs to turn the chicken occasionally, until golden brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes on each side. Keep an eye on the temperature of the oil, making sure the oil doesn't get too hot.
• Transfer the fried chicken to a plate lined with paper towels or a brown paper bag. Return the oil to temperature before frying each subsequent batch of chicken. The smaller pieces will take about 6 minutes on each side.

CAJUN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Inject all pieces with marinade. I use King Kooker Hot & Spicy, but any spicy brand will do.
• Season all pieces with Cajun seasoning. I use Tony Chachere's.
• Coat pieces with Creole mustard.
• Mix eggs, milk and hot sauce in a shallow bowl.
• Put two cups of flour in a large gallon size baggie.
• Put the other two cups in another baggie, and season with 3 tbl Cajun seasoning.
• Heat oil for frying.
• Working with a couple pieces at a time, lightly coat pieces in unseasoned flour, dip into milk mixture, drain off excess, and thoroughly coat with seasoned flour.
• When all pieces are coated, fry until done. Place on paper towel and season again with Cajun seasoning.

REALLY CRISPY SPICY CAJUN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix first 3 ingredients in a paper bag.
• Season Chicken parts with Seasoning Salt and Pepper Place chicken one by one in bag and shake to cover chicken piece completely Place coated chicken on a rack above a baking pan to catch excess flour This is important!
• Leave chicken on the counter for 1 hour, sprinkling left over flour to coat as chicken"sweats" thru coating.
• Heat oil in a cast iron skillet to fit chicken and to a depth of 1/2 inch Place chicken pieces in oil skin side down- do not cover!
• 8 Minutes per side (or there abouts) until golden.
• Drain on brown paper bags Great served hot, with cream gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits- or cold for a picnic.