Crispy KFC-style Chicken
Medium
Difficulty
Moderate
Costs
15 minutes
Cooking Time
4-6
Servings
Description
This recipe provides a step-by-step guide to making homemade crispy KFC-style chicken. It offers a perfect golden, crispy crunch on the outside and fall-apart tender chicken in the center. Enjoy the taste of your favorite fast-food comfort food while knowing exactly what goes into it.
Instructions
- Make the garlic and ginger paste by peeling and roughly chopping the ingredients. Use a pestle and mortar to mash them into a paste.
- Add the chicken pieces to a bowl. Season with salt, add minced garlic and ginger, red chili powder, black pepper, soy sauce, lime juice, and brown sugar. Mix and marinate for 30 minutes.
- Combine flour and cornstarch in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper, add garlic powder, and mix.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs together.
- Dip chicken pieces into the egg, then the flour mixture, back into the egg, and finally in the panko crumbs.
- Heat oil to 300F. Fry chicken pieces for about 15 minutes. Drain excess oil on a kitchen towel.
Ingredients
- 1-2 chickens, portioned into wings, legs, and drumsticks
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
- 0.5 tablespoon red chili powder (Gochugaru)
- 0.5 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 0.5 tablespoon brown sugar
- 150 grams all-purpose flour
- 60 grams corn starch
- 0.5 tablespoon salt
- 0.5 tablespoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons garlic powder
- 6-7 eggs
- Panko breadcrumbs
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