"Treat your posse to Traeger Southern fried chicken. Smoke that clucking chicken to wrangle it with flavor, then pull out the deep-fryer and go to town. Have your friends bring the waffles and watermelon, and feast on chicken and waffles all day long...."
INGREDIENTS
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(3 to 3-1/2 lb) whole fryer chickens
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vegetable oil
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coarse kosher or sea salt
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freshly ground black pepper
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fresh buttermilk
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Frank's Redhot or Crystal Hot Sauce
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brown sugar
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all-purpose flour
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garlic powder
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onion powder
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Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub
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kosher salt (use only 1 tablespoon if substituting table salt)
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peanut or grape seed oil, for frying