Making Popeye’s Fried Chicken Meal At Home | But Better

Popeyes is the reason this series exists so we're not gonna be gentle [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] okay so today we're making Popeyes at home but better not just the Popeye sandwich this is their classic meals it's gonna come with all sorts of different things kind of like the KFC bucket meal but it's the Popeyes version of it pretty straightforward right we got macaroni and cheese red beans and rice chicken so with all that being said let's make this shall we we're here I like how the sign says Popeyes and then just like who can die why is this guy what all right we're doing our three-point test this is our first time back to Popeyes we've done this first off building I hate the design but it's clean it's tidy five out of ten menu because of its Simplicity 8 out of 10 but that's not for the food though but I kind of have to wait for the customer service I can already tell can I just get a chicken with uh uh yeah cool thank you thank you well we got the bag I mean it's like 20 minutes restaurants get busy I get it I just hated that experience good Lord all right so we've got the back a whole lot of stuff in here is this what you want it's not that bad uh okay the biscuits these are like clap you've seen those tick tocks where people are like eating blocks of like dried cornstarch that's what that is all right chicken is it me or is this just like Loki burnt I like a leg you know I like a nice leg the face is all right Skin's super Chewy though there's not much going on all right red beans and rice something that you cannot mess with it doesn't smell bad actually it smells all right good Lord it tastes like it wanted to be good I definitely don't want another bite Yuma wanted to taste these he for some reason is really excited about seeing if they're good or not so you might come and give these a try all in all this is not a justifiable expense we can do much better so let's do that we're gonna start with red beans and rice oh Josh that's not very fun listen this might be one of the best spoonfuls of Sweet Southern goodness that you ever put in your mouth plus it takes a while so we gotta start here so in a large pot and I mean big and then three tablespoons or 52 grams of bacon fat or lard instead of a medium heat and once that's melted in add in one yellow onion diced one green bell pepper diced four cloves of garlic rough chopped a little bit of salt and pepper to taste stir and saute and once it begins to soften add one and a half tablespoons or 14 grams of your Creole seasoning of choice one tablespoon or four grams of smoked paprika two teaspoons or four grams of cayenne saute that just until it starts to get a little fragrant then add eight cups or about 2 liters of filtered water follow that with one pound or 450 grams of red beans followed by two smoked ham hocks consisting of four sprigs of fresh thyme and three sprigs of fresh Sage you tie that together with a little bit of kitchen twine make a nice little bow and look at that so anyway pop that in pull by two bay leaves bring that up to a boil and simmer that for three hours once that's done simmering add in two ribs of celery rough chopped and one pounder 450 grams terms of andouille sausage cut into bite-sized pieces bring that up to a simmer and cook for 45 to 60 more minutes your beans should be cooked all the way through it should be salty Smoky beautiful and ready to be used next we have biscuits so first in a food processor add two and a half cups or 375 grams of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon or 5 grams of fine sea salt three and a half tablespoons or 42 grams of granulated sugar half a teaspoon or 3 grams of cream of tartar 4 teaspoons or 22 grams of baking powder lid on and pulse a few times one and a quarter cup or 280 grams of unsalted cold butter it has to be cold if you want good biscuits that's just going to get you the flakes and we're not talking about your friend that never shows up I'm talking about layers impulse until the goddang kales come home more specifically until you get little peace pour that into a bowl then using a fork mix in one cup or 226 grams of ice cold buttermilk once that begins to form a dough pour your scraggly looking dough onto a work surface and gently and quickly knead until it just barely comes together listen the more you touch your dough the more you ruin your dough see where I'm going with that now dusting with flour is necessary roll your dough out into a rough rectangle fold it like a letter roll it out again fold it once more like a letter and then roll one more time until you get a rough rectangle that's about three quarters of an inch thick using a round or fluted biscuit cutter cut out all your biscuits listen to a parchment lined baking sheet brush the tops of each of your biscuits with additional buttermilk lightly and place in a hot oven set to 450 degrees Fahrenheit or 230 Celsius make those bad boys for 15 to 20 minutes and while those are baking this is not a necessity but hey it's real nice get a small pot or pan add in three tablespoons or 57 grams of Honey heat that over medium until just hot and steamy but not boiling turn off the heat and whisk it in a quarter cup or 56 grams of cold salted butter not unsalted continuously whisk until it's beautifully emulsified and you have a salted honey butter topping now once your biscuits come out they should look lovely and ready to get a nice of your honey butter topping and cool in a wire rack next mac and cheese we did this a million times so I'll make it quick and this one's a wee bit different bring a large pot of water to a boil season generously with salt one pound or 450 grams of macaroni and cook just until Al Dente or you know follow the package directions once your macaroni is done strain it and then in a pot add a third cup or 76 grams of unsalted butter instead of our medium heat and once your butter is melted and bubbling add in a third cup or 50 grams of all-purpose flour whisking or stirring constantly and let that cook for about 45 seconds to a minute then whisk in one and three quarters of a cup or 315 milliliters of whole milk in a quarter cup or 60 milliliters of heavy cream whisk that together and look if it starts to thicken a little too much depending on your flour you can always add additional milk if needed now once you have a velvety smooth beautiful Bechamel you'll then cut off the heat and stir in 5 ounces or 141 grams of fresh grated sharp cheddar 3 ounces or 85 grams of fresh grated gouda or technically it's pronounced howda a little bit of salt to taste optionally a little pinch of onion powder and what's that bad boy is as smooth as physically possible with no chunks of cheese please add in your hot macaroni stir together for a little symphony and finally once it's all done stir in two cloves of garlic very finely chopped now keep that bad boy hot in order to serve all right the Moment of Truth sure we got our biscuits our mac and cheese red beans and rice but don't you think that I forgot about the chicken first the chicken dip which you can use as a marinade but honestly you actually don't need to marinate it at all first you need a large bowl add in two cups or 475 milliliters of Buttermilk a quarter cup of 60 milliliters of dill pickle juice two and a half teaspoons or 14 grams of kosher salt one teaspoon or 5 grams of MSG two teaspoons or two grams of paprika one tablespoon or 9 grams of garlic powder half a teaspoon or half a gram of onion powder one teaspoon or 4 grams of your Creole seasoning of choice little splash of hot sauce whisk together now add in two chicken thighs two drumsticks and two wings oh wait that's not eight and two of whatever the hell else you want you want more drumsticks cool there you go look the main thing is you want eight pieces please just pick dark meat okay there's not much point to the breast here and once all of your chicken is saturated with your dip get a separate large bowl and add in three cups or 450 grams of all-purpose flour one and a half teaspoons or seven grams of MSG half a teaspoon or half a gram onion powder two and a half teaspoons or six grams of garlic powder half a teaspoon half a gram of ground white pepper one teaspoon or 4 grams of that same Creole seasoning you used earlier and one tablespoon or 7 grams of kosher salt which together until thoroughly combined you've seen chicken breaded before you take the chicken from the wet you add it to the dry and you aggressively press the dry into it make sure that brother it is covering every little crevice take it out shake out the excess flour and guess what keep the oil is about 350 Fahrenheit add in half of your breaded chicken and you're obviously going to fry this into two separate batches now what will happen is that oil should drop to around 300 to 325 degrees Fahrenheit listen carefully this is an important element to Frying great Fried Chicken hold the temperature around that 325 Zone don't let it go back up to 350 it's going to get too dark the goal is to get the chicken to cook all the way through to the bone while maintaining crispiness and without going too dark now once an internal temperature of 165 is reached and you have a exterior you pull it out let it drain and cool slightly I think it's chicken time now let's see how we did let's do this you need to hear this actually managed to match what Popeyes tastes like but this is cleaner mac and cheese no competition red beans and rice Smoky rich but the biscuits the best biscuits we've ever made on this channel you see that I'm calling us a winner but let's do a taste test Kendrick is up it's been a while come on in pal you ready number one number two at the first one obviously God that first one's way better that honey that honey that's the key right there number one it's a little gritty oh my goodness that spice just kicks you right in the throat and it's refreshing mac and cheese time this one I'm interested to see how this goes they're kind of similar I'm gonna say number two on this one because there's a lot more cheese last is chicken that's number one um I already know which one this is number two wow I'm sorry Popeyes I'm going with number two that was some good chicken Josh and I say that as a person who's eating chicken a lot take that however you want you can find a little bit more of that salty Savory flavor and the crunch the crunch is what took it over how can you have fried chicken without crunch that's not what you want but you know what you do want beet roll [Music] [Music] thank you

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Length: 9min 19sec (559 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 09 2022