INGREDIENTS
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2 cups buttermilk
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1 tablespoon granulated chicken base
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10 cloves garlic, minced
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2 tablespoons granulated garlic
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2 tablespoons black pepper
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2 tablespoons kosher salt
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2 whole chickens, cleaned and quartered
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5 cups all-purpose flour
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Vegetable shortening or canola oil, for frying
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Garlic Topping, recipe follows, optional
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2 sticks (1 cup) salted sweet cream butter
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8 cloves garlic, minced
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1/2 bunch fresh parsley, chopped small