# Garlic Fried Chicken

This recipe is for super crispy, juicy, savory garlic fried chicken that is also gluten-free.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken
- soy sauce
- minced garlic
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- Chinese cooking wine
- cornstarch
- rice flour
- salt
- paprika
- ground red chilli
- egg
- ice-cold soda water

## Instructions

1. Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, minced garlic, garlic powder, black pepper, and Chinese cooking wine.
2. Set the marinated chicken aside for 20 minutes.
3. For the batter, start with cornstarch, rice flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and optionally, ground red chilli for spice.
4. Add an egg and ice-cold soda water to the dry ingredients for the batter.
5. Mix all batter ingredients together until well combined.
6. Coat the marinated chicken pieces in the prepared batter.
7. Fry the chicken for 6 to 7 minutes until golden brown.
8. Remove the fried chicken from the pan and set it aside, preferably on a wire rack.
9. Turn the heat up to high.
10. Add the chicken back into the hot oil.
11. Deep fry for another 2 to 3 minutes until extra crispy and golden.

## Equipment

- bowl
- tongs
- frying pan
- wire rack

## Tips

- For a spicy kick, add a little bit of ground red chilli to the batter.
- Marinating the chicken for 20 minutes ensures it absorbs the flavors well.
- Using ice-cold soda water in the batter helps achieve a crispy texture.
- Double frying the chicken at a high heat ensures ultimate crispiness and a beautiful golden-brown color.
- Place the fried chicken on a wire rack to drain excess oil and maintain crispiness.
- This recipe is gluten-free.
- If you are a vegetarian, you can try my popcorn mushroom recipe, which is also super crispy and gluten-free

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@ivanka_cate_/video/7516902015092493598?_r=1&_t=ZT-8xOudHEfrX3
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2ce93102-48c7-4a7c-ad30-1a304536a94e
- Extracted: 2025-06-23

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