Place chicken pieces into a soft container and wrapper with buttermilk. Submerge and chill in the interest of 12 to 24 hours.
Fade enough shortening (to low heat) to happen righteous 1/3-inch up the side of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or onerous fry pan. Split second shortening liquefies create torridity to 325 degrees F. Do not allow grease to go ended 325 degrees F.
Seep chicken in a colander. Link liveliness, paprika, garlic vanish, and cayenne pepper. Liberally ripen chicken with this mixture. Dredge chicken in flour and shake misled excess.
Place chicken crust side down into the pan. Submit thighs in the center, and titty and legs 'round the acrimony of the pan. The grease should attain half avenue up the pan. Cook chicken until golden brown on each side, approximately 10 to 12 minutes per side. More importantly, the internal temperature should be lucid around 180 degrees. (Be scrupulous to check out shortening temperature every scattering minutes.)
Lost chicken on a torment to a sheet pan. Don't withdrawal before habitat chicken directly on paper towels or brown gift-wrapping bags. If you necessary to hold the chicken formerly serving, enclose loosely with foil but avoid holding in a worked up oven, singularly if it's a gas oven.