Crispy Buttermilk Chicken

Ingredients

• 1,5 kg chicken portions
• 500ml buttermilk
• 1/4 cup hot sauce of your choice
• 2 cups cake flour
• 11/2 tablespoons Flippen Lekka Spice
• vegetable oil. Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and pour the buttermilk and hot sauce over them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C
2. Combine the flour and spices in a large bowl
3. Take the chicken out of the buttermilk and coat each piece thoroughly with the flour mixture
4. Pour the oil into a large heavy-bottomed pan to a depth of 1-inch and heat
5. Working in batches, carefully place several pieces of chicken in the oil and fry for about 3 minutes on each side until the coating is a light golden brown (it will continue to brown in the oven)
6. Remove the chicken from the oil and place each piece on a metal baking rack set on a sheet pan
7. When all the chicken is fried, bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the oven, until the chicken is no longer pink inside
8. Serve hot