Spicy Fried Chicken

Two 3-4 pound chickens (cut into 8 pieces)

3 tablespoons hot sauce

1/4 cup B.B.Q. seasoning

1 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

2 cups well-shaken buttermilk

4 cups all-purpose flour

Peanut oil, for frying

Serves 4-6

Place the chicken in a large bowl.

Pour hot sauce over the chicken

In a small bowl whisk together 2 teaspoons of the B.B.Q. seasoning,

with the salt, black pepper, cayenne, white pepper and garlic powder.

Add the spice mixture to the chicken and messages all the ingredients

into the chicken with your hands.

Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and marinate for at least 1 hour

or for up to 1 day in the refrigerator (longer the better)

Pour the buttermilk over the chicken pieces and toss to coat

pour the flour into a large bowl

Heat the oil in the oven in a large cast-iron skillet to 350*F

(or until pinch of flour sizzles when it is dropped into heated oil)

As oil heats, (shake off excess) and transfer the chicken several pieces at a time

to the iron skillet

Fry the chicken in several batches.(do not over crowd the skillet)

Fry chicken for 166-18 min. using something to turn the chicken.

When chicken bobs (float) it's done