Big Mama's Kitchen - Oven Fried Chicken

By cirql8or

Recipe courtesy Grandmother Lillie Gleason and Big Mama, owner and chef of Big Mama's Kitchen in Omaha, NE

Ingredients

• 4 cups white sugar
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons ground celery seed
• 2 tablespoons smoked hickory salt
• 1/4 cup meat tenderizer
• 1/4 cup salt
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 10 pieces fresh chicken, desired bone-in parts
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper
• 1 teaspoon no-salt seasoning
• Big Mama's Rub
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• Canola oil, for frying

Preparation

Step 1

Rub:

Place all ingredients into a resealable container and mix until thoroughly combined.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cover each piece of chicken in buttermilk, then lemon-pepper, no-salt seasoning and Big Mama's Rub, to taste. Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator overnight so that the meat can absorb some of the liquid.

Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and dredge in self-rising flour.

Fry the chicken in a 1/2-inch of canola oil in the bottom of a roasting pan in the preheated oven. Fry the chicken for 15 minutes per side

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