Fried Chicken Drumsticks
These crispy and delicious fried chicken drumsticks are the perfect fried chicken recipe. Seasoned perfectly, then fried to perfection, these chicken legs are moist and super crunchy, crispy and delicious!
Servings: 12 Drumsticks
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 12 chicken drumsticks
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup hot sauce
For the Dredging Stations
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup hot sauce
- 3 cups flour divided
- 1 tablespoon slap
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 + cups canola oil, peanut oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
For the Chicken
- Place chicken in a large bowl.
- Mix buttermilk and hot sauce together and pour over drumsticks.
- Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
For The Dredging Stations
- Set up dredging station with 3 containers.
- Add 1 ½ cups of flour to the first container.
- Whisk eggs, water and hot sauce to the second container.
- And whisk remaining flour, seasonings and pepper to the third container.
- Add drumsticks, a few at a time, into the flour, then into the egg mixture and then into the seasoned flour mixture.
- Heat oil over medium high heat.
- Place coated chicken into hot oil and cook until golden brown on all sides and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- Remove from pan and place chicken on a plate or baking sheet lined with paper towels while frying the remaining chicken.
- Enjoy with a side salad, potato salad, macaroni salad or your favorite side dishes.