How to Make Popeye's Fried Chicken at home

Our family is really into restaurant recipes...and definitely chicken...we've all passed these recipes back and forth between each other, and they've all turned out great! Try it instead of dining out!

Things You'll Need

• 4 pounds of chicken, cut up
• 3 cups of self rising flour
• 1 cup of cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 package of Italian salad dressing powdered mix
• 1 package of onion soup mix (the 1 1/2 oz. size)
• 1 package of spaghettie sauce mix (the 1/2 oz. size)
• 3 tablespoons of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of Lawry's seasoning salt
• 2 tablespoons of paprika
• 3 cups of corn flakes, crushed up lightly
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/4 cup of cold water
• Corn oil
• Bowls
• Skillet
• Baking Pan

Instructions

1. 

   Combine your flour, cornstarch, Lawry's seasoning salt, paprika, baking soda, Italian salad dressing powder mix, onion soup mix and your spaghetti sauce mix in a large bowl. Put your corn flakes in another bowl and crush them lightly.

2. 

   Put your eggs that are well beaten into a bowl with the water and combine. Put your corn oil into a heavy, roomy skillet and fill it to a 1 inch depth. Heat your skillet. Grease a 9 by 12 by 2 baking pan and set it to the side. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

3. 

   Dip your chicken pieces, one at a time in this order: dry coating mix, then into your egg and water mixture, put into your corn flakes, then briskly and briefly back into your dry mixture. After these steps, drop your chicken into your hot oil with the skin side down and brown it for about 3 to 4 minutes on medium high. Then, turn it and brown the other side of each piece.

4. 

   Put your chicken in the prepared pan in a single layer, with the skin side up. Seal it in foil only on 3 sides, leaving 1 side loose for the steam to exit. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes and remove the foil to test the tenderness of your chicken. Bake it for another 5 minutes, uncovered, to crisp up your coating.

Tips & Warnings

• Serves four.

• You can remove excess oil if you place the fried/baked chicken on a paper plate or on a brown paper bag. It won't stick to these supplies!

• Make sure to check for the tenderness and don't forget to uncover it for about 5 minutes to crisp up your coating.