Step 1: For Marinate Chicken

To marinate chicken, in a large bowl add chicken breast, kosher salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder and mix together well. Cover chicken with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight

Step 2: For Chicken Breading

To prepare chicken breading ingredients, in a large bowl add buttermilk, egg, water and mix together well. In another large bowl add flour, cornstarch, kosher salt, black pepper and mix together well.

Step 3: For Fried Chicken

To prepare fried chicken, remove marinated chicken from the refrigerator and keep it covered at room temperature for 1 hour. Heat the oil in a 6-quart deep frying pan over high heat. Remove plastic wrap from the marinated chicken bowl.

Dip marinate chicken piece in a buttermilk mixture, allowing excess to drip back into bowl and then dredge in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess flour. Place chicken piece in the oil and fry for 12 minutes until brown and crisp, turning with tong and cook another side for 12 minutes until brown and crisp. Remove chicken from the frying pan, allowing excess oil to drip back into frying pan, transfer fried chicken to paper towel. Repeat same process with remaining chicken pieces.