If you love Popeye’s Chicken then you will love this copycat recipe you can make at home. I think it’s even better then the restaurant version!
If you have a craving for this popular spicy chicken recipe then you need to try this amazing recipe! It’s so easy and doesn’t take long at all. I love making copycat versions of recipes and this one turns out perfect every time! The outside is nice and crispy and the flavor is amazing! When you make this feel free to spice it up a notch if you like your fried chicken super spicy! This is definitely one of the best freed chicken recipes I’ve ever made!
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Popeye's Chicken Copycat
Ingredients
- 1 chicken cut into pieces, 1 to 2 1/2-pound
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup hot red pepper sauce I like Louisiana Hot Sauce
- 4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 3 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 quart buttermilk optional
- salt Pepper, and Garlic Powder (to taste)
- Peanut Oil for frying
Instructions
- Place cut-up chicken in a large bowl, and cover with buttermilk. Cover and chill for two hours, or overnight. This is an optional (but recommended) step.
- In a large bowl, add eggs, water, and red pepper sauce. Whisk until combined.
- In a large gallon freezer bag, mix flour, pepper, paprika, and cayenne.
- Remove chicken from buttermilk (if marinated) and sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Place all chicken pieces in freezer bag with flour mixture. Shake until all pieces are evenly coated.
- Remove chicken pieces one at a time, shaking excess flour. Dip each piece in the egg mixture, and return to bag of flour. After all pieces of been dipped in the egg mixture and put back in the bag, give it a second shake to coat chicken pieces again.
- Heat oil in deep fryer or deep pan to 350 degrees. Working in batches, drop each piece of chicken into the hot oil. Fry for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown, turning occasionally if oil does not completely cover chicken. Keep in mind that dark meat chicken takes longer to cook than white meat. Watch your wing segments, as well; these will finish cooking first.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Ginny says
This looks like Paula Deen’s recipe for fried chicken minus the cayenne, extra tsp of black pepper, and optional buttermilk. But I still might make it for my family because they like spicy and someone posted a comment saying they enjoyed it
Gina says
Wow Gina, wow. Have you ever been to Popeye’s?
Ryan says
Copycat recipies are difficult to do. Reguardless of whether it tastes like Popeye’s or not, Gina did a great job. I can’t wait to make it again. I wish I could thank her personally for the fantastic recipies she has given us.
Gina says
Hi, is this chicken spicy?
brian says
can’t wait to make this recipe & kick it up a notch!
Brad Franklin says
This chicken was awesome .very good.my boy gives it a #9 I give it a # 10 .very easy.and we think it is better than popeyes . Thanks for the recipe