Fried Chicken

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Ingredients

• 6 chicken drumsticks
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• Vegetable oil (for frying)

Dredging Mixture

• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp pepper
• sprinkle of red pepper

Gravy

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water (or chicken stock)
• a bit of salt pepper

Directions

Prep

• Whisk together buttermilk, salt, pepper
• Add chicken and cool in fridge or freezer if you procrastinated

Cooking

• Heat oil to 350°
• Take chicken from buttermilk mixture and coat in dredge
• Fry for about 14 minutes or until 160° internal temp
• Rest about 10 min on paper towels before serving

Gravy

• Bring to low boil, stirring constantly until gravy is thick. Too far and gravy will clump.
• Mix in any chicken giblets from the fryer