Koji Fried Chicken

Name: Koji Fried Chicken
Ingredients: 3½ pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed; 7 tablespoons, shio koji; ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons (3.75 ounces), firm granular rice koji; ½ cup plus ⅓ cup (4 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 cup (4 ounces), cornstarch; 2 teaspoons plus 1 teaspoon, kosher salt, divided, plus extra for seasoning; 1 teaspoon plus one teaspoon, pepper, divided; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 cup, buttermilk; 6 cups, vegetable oil for frying

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Chicken
4th of July
Super Bowl

By Tim Chin

A koji marinade turns this into the meatiest, juiciest fried chicken you can make at home.

SERVES 4 to 6

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