Name: Popeyes But Better
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4-6 boneless skinless chicken thighs; 2 cups (473 ml) buttermilk; 2 tsp (10 g) kosher salt; 2 tsp (7 g) garlic powder; 1 tsp (4 g) serrano powder (any pepper powder works here); 3 cups (395 g) all purpose flour; 2.5 tsp (13 g) kosher salt; 2 tsp (7 g) garlic powder; 1.5 tsp (6 g) smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp (2 g) fresh crackled black pepper; 1 tsp (4 g) cayenne (if you want spicy!); optional - 1 tsp (4 g) oyster mushroom powder; ¾ cup (177 ml) mayo; 8 cloves black garlic puree; 1 tbsp (16 g) hot sauce; Kosher salt to taste; 1 tsp (5 g) smoked paprika; Lemon juice to taste

Instructions

Fried Chicken Marinade
Toss chicken in marinade, let sit for an hour minimum or overnight maximum.
Dredge
Add all ingredients in a medium sized container Tip: for extra flaky bits – add droplets of marinade into dredge and mix together forming baby clumps)
Make sure chicken is coated in flour and place on baking sheet with a rack. Do not pile on top of each other.
Frying
Fill a cast iron pan with a neutral oil about halfway full. Using a fry or candy thermometer, heat oil to 350 degrees. Once heated, drop the chicken away from you and fry until golden brown with an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Take out of the oil into a sheet tray with a rack on top to cool.
Mayonnaise
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Assembly
Cut pickles lengthwise, not in rounds
Toasted buns
Mayo on bottom bun
Pickles on the bottom bun
Mayo on top bun
Chicken in the middle