Copycat Of Popeye's Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups self-rising flour
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons seasoned salt
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (1 ounce) package italian salad dressing mix
• 1 (1 ounce) package onion soup mix
• 1 1/2 ounces spaghetti sauce mix
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups corn flakes, crush slightly
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 4 lbs chicken, cut up

Recipe

• 1 combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl. put the cornflakes into another bowl.
• 2 put eggs and water in a 3rd bowl. put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1′ deep.
• 3 get it hot! grease a 9x12x2 baking pan. set it aside.
• 4 preheat oven to 350~. dip chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows:.
• 5 1-into dry coating mix.
• 6 2-into egg and water mix.
• 7 3-into cornflakes.
• 8 4-briskly but briefly back into dry mix.
• 9 5-drop into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4 minutes on medium high.
• 10 turn and brownother side of each piece.
• 11 don’t crowd pieces during frying. place in prepared pan in single layer, skin-side-up. seal in foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape. bake at 350~ for 35-40 minutes removing foil then to test tenderness of chicken. allow to bake uncovered 5 minutes longer to crisp the coating. serves 4. leftovers refrigerate well up to 4 days. do not freeze these leftovers. leftover coating mix (1st 9 ingredients) can be stored at room temp in covered container up to 2 months.