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Popeye's Fried Chcken (Copycat)

Here's how you make Popeye's Fried Chcken (Copycat)
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 35-40m
    • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 cups self−rising flour
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons seasoned salt
  • 2 tablespoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 package Italian Salad Dressing Mix Powder
  • 1 package onion soup mix (1 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 package dry spaghetti sauce mix (1/2 ounce)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 cups Corn flakes Cereal,crushed
  • 2 eggs,well beaten
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1 (4 pound) chicken, cut up
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl. Put the cornflakes into another bowl. Put eggs and water in a 3rd bowl. Put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1" deep. Get it HOT! Grease a 9x12x2 baking pan. Set it aside.

  • Step 2: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Dip chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows: 1?Into dry coating mix. 2?Into egg and water mix. 3?Into corn flakes. 4?Briskly but briefly back into dry mix. 5?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 in foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape.

  • Step 3: 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.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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