Popeyes Fried Chicken Copycat Food

POPEYES BONAFIDE SPICY CHICKEN (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• RINSE chicken pieces and blot; PLACE chicken into a 9 x 13 baking dish; COAT chicken well with contents of one 6-ounce bottle original Louisiana Hot Sauce, rubbing sauce well into skin of chicken.
• MEASURE the all of the SEASONING ingredients into a resealable plastic container; SEAL container and shake well to blend; FUNNEL mixture into an empty, clean salt shaker; SPRINKLE the SEASONING evenly and generously on every side of marinated chicken; RUB mixture well into chicken; ALLOW chicken to marinate in seasoning for at least 2 hours, refrigerated and sealed.
• BEAT 6 large eggs in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon white pepper, 1 teaspoon fine salt, 1 teaspoon fine sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon Accent seasoning; WHISK mixture in bowl vigorously until smooth.
• ADD 3 cups all-purpose flour into a medium bowl for the DREDGING.
• PLACE a cooling rack over a baking sheet and set aside.
• REMOVE chicken from the marinating dish using tong; (1) DIP chicken into the BATTER until evenly coated; (2) COAT the chicken well in the DREDGING flour; PLACE chicken onto the rack over baking sheet.
• REPEAT steps with remaining chicken pieces until all are battered and breaded (NOTE: IF THE FLOUR DREDGING BECOMES CLUMPY, SIFT IT THROUGH A SIEVE TO REMOVE CLUMPS BEFORE CONTINUING); ALLOW breaded chicken to rest at least 15 minutes to absorb the breading.
• ADD the manufacturer's recommended amount of deep-frying fat for deep-frying (100% beef tallow shortening or 70% Crisco Shortening with 30% Crisco Butter-Flavor Shortening); PLACE deep-fryer basket into place in deep-fryer; PREHEAT fryer to 315°F (or preheat enough fat to immerse chicken completely in deep heavy stovetop pot between 315°F, using a standard deep-fryer thermometer to gauge).
• CAREFULLY lower each piece breaded chicken one at a time, into the deep-fryer basket without crowding (if a standard size home fryer is used, add no more than 2-3 pieces at a time); (if stovetop frying, gently place breaded chicken pieces into hot oil using tongs, turning once halfway through frying duration); FRY for 10 minutes; RAISE frying temperature to 375°F ; CONTINUE frying at the higher temperature for 5 minutes (return frying oil temperature to 315°F for each new batch).
• BLOT chicken lightly to drain; TRANSFER rack over a baking sheet and keep chicken warmed in a preheated 170°F oven until serving; SERVE and enjoy!

POPEYE'S FRIED CHICKEN - COPYCAT

Steps:

• Wash and clean chicken.
• In a large bowl combine 2 cups buttermilk, sea salt and hot sauce. Stir well. Add chicken pieces to bowl, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour turning wings once in buttermilk. In a separate bowl combine egg, 1/2 cup buttermilk,and flour.
• Remove chicken from bowl and dip in batter.
• Season chicken with Zatarain, turmeric, white pepper, chicken bouillon and Accent.
• Pour cornflakes in separate bowl and dip chicken pieces in cornflakes,making sure to coat them evenly.
• In a medium cast iron skillet heat vegetable oil to 350°F Place chicken pieces in hot oil. Fry for about 15- 20 minutes covered, turning once.
• Remove chicken from pan, drain on paper towel and serve.

POPEYE'S FRIED CHICKEN COPYCAT

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except the oil, flour, paprika, and eggs & milk, marinate overnight in an airtight container.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, peppers, and paprika.
• Break the eggs into a separate bowl and beat until blended slowly adding the milk.
• Dip each piece of chicken into the egg and milk mixture, then coat generously with the flour.
• Once the chicken is coated, place on a rack to allow the pieces to dry, 20 to 30 minutes. Allowing the pieces to dry will provide for more even browning of the chicken.
• To fry, heat oil in dutch oven or deep fryer to medium. Place the chicken pieces in the oil, skin side down, one piece at a time. Leave enough space between pieces so that they are not crowded. This allows the pieces to cook and brown more evenly.
• Continue to cook over a medium heat, turning until all sides are golden brown and the meat is cooked thoroughly.
• When the pieces finish cooking, they should be removed and placed on a paper towel to allow grease to drain.

POPEYE'S FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• cut chicken into breast, thighs, legs and wings.
• place chicken pieces in a zip lock bag with 4 cups of balsamic vinaigrette marinade.
• Let chicken marinade 12 hours in refridgerator.
• WET Batter - place 2 cups of all purpose flour, 1 cup of corn starch, 1/2 cup of mustard powder, 2 tbs of backing powder, 1 tbs of paprika, 1 tbs cayenne, 1 tbs onion powder, 1 tbs salt and 4 cups of chicken stock in a mixing bowl.
• Mix wet batter in a bowl with a hand mixer with whisk attachment. Mix until thinner than pancake batter. Place 5 ice cubes in batter to chill the batter. Once ice cubes melt give a final whisk.
• Place 4 cups of all purpose flower in a seperate bowl for dredging.
• remove chicken from marinade right out of the refrigerator and place on a drying rack.
• once drained place chicken pieces in wet batter for a good coating.
• remove chicken from wet batter and place in dry flower dredge and toss for the dry coating. Once a generous coating is applied, slap two pieces together to remove loose flower and proceed to fryer.
• Deep fry chicken at 340 degrees for 12 minutes in a medium cast iron dutch oven. Use shortening for the oil. Roll chicken at 8 minutes and remove after cooking for 12 minutes. Fry like pieces together until finished.
• Chicken and batter need to be cold to the touch before frying.
• You can adjust the seasoning to your taste depending on what you want your chicken to taste like, Spicey or Mild.
• Try to keep oil at 340 degrees, a 5 degree +/- variance is ok.

POPEYES BONAFIDE MILD CHICKEN (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• RINSE chicken pieces and blot; PLACE chicken into a 9 x 13 baking dish; COAT chicken well with 2 tablespoons original Louisiana Hot Sauce, rubbing sauce well into skin of chicken.
• MEASURE the all of the SEASONING ingredients into a resealable plastic container; SEAL container and shake well to blend; FUNNEL mixture into an empty, clean salt shaker; SPRINKLE the SEASONING evenly and generously on every side of marinated chicken; RUB mixture well into chicken; ALLOW chicken to marinate in seasoning for at least 2 hours, refrigerated and sealed.
• BEAT 6 large eggs in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon white pepper, 1 teaspoon fine salt, 1 teaspoon fine sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon Accent seasoning; WHISK mixture in bowl vigorously until smooth.
• ADD 3 cups all-purpose flour into a medium bowl for the DREDGING.
• PLACE a cooling rack over a baking sheet and set aside.
• REMOVE chicken from the marinating dish using tongs; (1) DIP chicken into the BATTER until evenly coated; (2) COAT the chicken well in the DREDGING flour; PLACE chicken onto the rack over baking sheet.
• REPEAT steps with remaining chicken pieces until all are battered and breaded (NOTE: IF THE FLOUR DREDGING BECOMES CLUMPY, SIFT IT THROUGH A SIEVE TO REMOVE CLUMPS BEFORE CONTINUING); ALLOW breaded chicken to rest at least 15 minutes to absorb the breading.
• ADD the manufacturer's recommended amount of deep-frying fat for deep-frying (100% beef tallow shortening or 70% Crisco Shortening with 30% Crisco Butter-Flavor Shortening); PLACE deep-fryer basket into place in deep-fryer; PREHEAT fryer to 315°F (or preheat enough fat to immerse chicken completely in deep heavy stovetop pot between 315°F, using a standard deep-fryer thermometer to gauge).
• CAREFULLY lower each piece breaded chicken one at a time, into the deep-fryer basket without crowding (if a standard size home fryer is used, add no more than 2-3 pieces at a time); (if stovetop frying, gently place breaded chicken pieces into hot oil using tongs, turning once halfway through frying duration); FRY for 10 minutes; RAISE frying temperature to 375°F ; CONTINUE frying at the higher temperature for 5 minutes (return frying oil temperature to 315°F for each new batch).
• BLOT chicken lightly to drain; TRANSFER rack over a baking sheet and keep chicken warmed in a preheated 170°F oven until serving; SERVE and enjoy!