Place the chicken in a large bowl. Pour buttermilk and hot sauce over chicken. Cover and marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.
In another large bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, onion powder and cayenne pepper.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Reserve the buttermilk. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat a deep pan over medium heat and add about 2 inches oil. Wait until the oil reaches 360 degrees F.
Dredge chicken in the flour mixture then to the buttermilk and back to the flour mixture. Fry few chicken at a time about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a platter with paper towels.
Serve with bbq sauce.
Recipe by The Gluten Free at https://www.theglutenfree.com/gluten-free-fried-chicken-tenders/