If you love fried chicken then this recipe is a MUST! We guarantee you won’t be disappointed, this is one of our favourite recipes to make the crunchiest and tastiest fried chicken!
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KFC style fried chicken
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken drumsticks, thighs and/or wings
- 300 ml buttermilk or full cream milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- ½ tsp chilli powder optional
- oil for deep frying
Flour coating mix
- 450 g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp sweet paprika powder
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp chilli powder optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, marinate your chicken pieces with the buttermilk, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper and optional ½ tsp chilli powder.
- Refrigerate the marinated chicken for at least 1 hour or overnight for more flavour.
- In another large bowl, mix all the ingredients for the flour coating mix thoroughly and transfer the coating mix onto a large plate or tray.
- Take the chicken out of the fridge and coat them in the flour mix. Remove any excess flour and place on a rack or tray.
- In a large pot, heat some oil for deep frying on medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, slowly put the chicken pieces one by one and cook for 12–15mins, depending on the size of the chicken.
- Remove the fried chicken and let rest on a rack for 5–10mins and then enjoy!
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tips
To check if the oil is ready, place a wooden chopstick or spoon into the hot oil. If small bubbles come up, the oil is hot enough for frying!
Wow very surprised by this recipe, this is by far the crunchiest and tastiest chicken I’ve had!!
Thank you so much for trying our recipe and giving your feedbacks! Hope you enjoyed eating your fried chicken 😉
Super bon!! Merci pour la recette!! 🙂