Popeye's fried chicken recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups self-rising flour
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons seasoned salt
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 package dry Italian salad dressing mix
• 1 package onion soup mix – (1 1/2 oz)
• 1 package spaghetti sauce mix – (1/2 oz)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups corn flakes — crush slightly
• 2 eggs — well beaten
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 4 pounds chicken — cut up

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Preparation

• Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl. Put the cornflakes into another bowl.
• Put eggs and water in a third bowl. Put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1-inch deep. Get it HOT.
• Grease a 9- by 12- by 2-inch baking pan. Set it aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Dip chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows:
  Into dry coating mix. Into egg and water mix. Into corn flakes. Briskly but briefly back into dry mix.
• Drop into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4 minutes on medium-high. Turn and brown other side of each piece.
• Don’t crowd pieces during frying. Place in prepared pan in single layer, skin-side up. Seal with foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes removing foil then to test tenderness of chicken.
• Allow to bake uncovered 5 minutes longer to crisp the coating. Leftovers refrigerate well up to 4 days. Do not freeze these leftovers.
• Leftover coating mix (1st 9 ingredients) can be stored at room temperature in covered container up to 2 months.