Brined Fried Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 4 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
• ¼ cup salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 chickens, 3 pounds each, cut into 8 pieces each
• 3 cups flour
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 3 cups buttermilk
  • Oil for frying
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Brine (recipe follows)
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 7 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 ½ teaspoons paprika

1. Put the chicken in a glass baking dish and pour the brine over the chicken. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12-24 hours. 2. Remove the chicken from the brine, remove any peppercorns stuck to the skin, and let the chicken dry slightly on a wire rack while preparing the buttermilk an...

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