Fried Chicken

By zhanghengshuo

6 Person

55 Minutes

0 Calories

The great flavor from this marinade comes from the fish sauce. If you're still new to fish sauce, don't be afraid of it. Useless if you want to, but don't replace it. The magical flavor is what makes this chicken so great. And the wet flour mixture gives a nice and fluffy outside crunch.

Ingredients

Oil for frying
1 1/2 cups Cold water
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 cup All-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. Fresh ground black pepper
4 - 5 cloves Large garlic
1 tbsp. Rice vinegar
1 tbsp. Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Fish sauce
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
3 pounds Chicken drumsticks or thighs

Method

01

Make the marinade: In large bowl, combine the vegetable oil, fish sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic and black pepper. Set aside.
02

Rinse the chicken and pat it dry. Add the chicken to the marinade and gently toss the chicken in to get it coated evenly. Marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour (2-3 hours preferred) so the chicken can soak up all the flavor. Gently stir up the chicken in the marinade at least twice during the 1-3 hours so that all the pieces of chicken get an even soak in the marinade.
03

Make the flour coating: In a large bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Slowly add the cold water and whisk to combine. Start with about 1.5 cups and add more if needed. Break up any clumps of flour so that the mixture is smooth. What you want to get is a thick and moist flour mixture that will cling to the chicken. Please see the reference photo on the post.
04

Heat a large frying pan or Dutch oven. Fill the pan or Dutch oven with oil about 1-inch deep. Heat the oil to 350-375°F.
05

Gently remove the chicken from the marinade and let the excess drip off. Dip the chicken into the wet flour mixture. Allow excess to drip off and place the chicken in the hot oil. Cooking in small batches, fry the chicken on both sides until crispy and cooked through, about 10-15 minutes. Don't crowd the chicken.
06

Garnish with minced cilantro (optional). Serve warm with hot sauce and/or rice.

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Fried Chicken

4.9

( By zhanghengshuo )

01 Information

Grade medium
Serving 6 servings
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 45 Mins
Total Time 55 Mins

02 Ingredients

Oil for frying

1 1/2 cups Cold water

1 tsp. Baking powder

1 cup All-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. Fresh ground black pepper

4 - 5 cloves Large garlic

1 tbsp. Rice vinegar

1 tbsp. Brown Sugar

1/4 cup Fish sauce

1/4 cup Vegetable oil

3 pounds Chicken drumsticks or thighs

03 Method

Step 1

Make the marinade: In large bowl, combine the vegetable oil, fish sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic and black pepper. Set aside.

Step 2

Rinse the chicken and pat it dry. Add the chicken to the marinade and gently toss the chicken in to get it coated evenly. Marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour (2-3 hours preferred) so the chicken can soak up all the flavor. Gently stir up the chicken in the marinade at least twice during the 1-3 hours so that all the pieces of chicken get an even soak in the marinade.

Step 3

Make the flour coating: In a large bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Slowly add the cold water and whisk to combine. Start with about 1.5 cups and add more if needed. Break up any clumps of flour so that the mixture is smooth. What you want to get is a thick and moist flour mixture that will cling to the chicken. Please see the reference photo on the post.

Step 4

Heat a large frying pan or Dutch oven. Fill the pan or Dutch oven with oil about 1-inch deep. Heat the oil to 350-375°F.

Step 5

Gently remove the chicken from the marinade and let the excess drip off. Dip the chicken into the wet flour mixture. Allow excess to drip off and place the chicken in the hot oil. Cooking in small batches, fry the chicken on both sides until crispy and cooked through, about 10-15 minutes. Don't crowd the chicken.

Step 6

Garnish with minced cilantro (optional). Serve warm with hot sauce and/or rice.

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