Brined Fried Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 chickens, 3 pounds each, cut into 8 pieces each
• Brine (recipe follows)
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 3 cups of flour
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 3 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• Oil for frying (I cook 4 pieces of chicken at a time in 8 cups of oil in a 5-quart pot.)
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds

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