Popcorn Chicken

• totale tijd: 2 hours 2 minutes

Ingrediënten

You’ll also love how quick it is to make, takes just 2 minutes to fry up, and we’re just shallow frying at that. Enjoy! - N x ❤️

Popcorn chicken (Better-than-KFC copycat!)

500g / 1lb chicken breast, tenderloin or boneless thighs, chopped into 1.25cm/ 1/2” cubes

BUTTERMILK MARINADE:

3/4 cup buttermilk (sub 1/4 cup yogurt + 1/2 cup milk)

1 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt*

1 large egg (~50 – 55g/2 oz in shell)

BREADING:

1 1/2 cups flour, plain/all purpose

1/2 cup corn flour / cornstarch

KFC 11 SECRET HERBS AND SPICES:

1 tsp cooking/kosher salt*

1/2 tsp celery salt (sub 1/4 tsp extra salt)

1 tsp black pepper, paprika

3/4 tsp onion powder

2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp each mustard powder, ginger powder

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, optional=

1 tsp each dried thyme, oregano, crushed with fingers to make it finer

TO FRY:

2 – 3 cups (2.5 cm / 1” depth) canola oil (veg or peanut oil)

Instructies

Whisk marinade, add chicken, toss, marinade 1 – 3 hours (no longer than 24 hours).

Mix breading with herbs & spices. Drizzle 3 tbsp marinade, rub with fingers to create lots of little clumps (makes extra crunchy nubbly crust on chicken). Drop chicken into breading with left hand, spoon over flour then toss/press on flour using right hand. Mostly shake off excess, spread on tray, repeat with all.

Heat 2.5cm / 1” oil to 180C/350F. Put some chicken in spider, shake so excess flour falls through holes, fry 2 – 2.5 min until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels, eat! I like to dip in Honey Mustard Sauce (1/4 cup mayo, 1 tbsp each Dijon and honey, 1 tsp cider vinegar or lemon, pinch S&P).

Salt – half if using table salt, increase a bit if using flakes and crush between fingers to make it finer.