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Ingredients

• 1 quart buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons Tabasco or other hot sauce
• One 3- to 3 1/2-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces and each breast cut in half again (reserve the neck, back, and wing tips for another purpose)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt, plus a little more for sprinkling
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cups peanut oil, vegetable oil, bacon fat, or lard

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Serious Eats