Popcorn Chicken

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the chicken breast into small pieces.
  2. 2Pour buttermilk into a bowl.
  3. 3Add egg and salt to the buttermilk.
  4. 4Add chicken pieces to the buttermilk mixture.
  5. 5Mix the chicken, buttermilk, egg, and salt.
  6. 6Cover the bowl with a plate and place it in the fridge to marinate.
  7. 7Add the flour mix and the 11 secret herbs and spices to a bowl.
  8. 8Mix the flour and spices.
  9. 9Drizzle some marinade from the chicken into the flour mixture to create lumps.
  10. 10Mix the flour with the drizzles of marinade to create lumps.
  11. 11Pick up chicken from the marinade with your left hand and drop it into the flour.
  12. 12Use your right hand to flour the chicken, ensuring even coating.
  13. 13Shake off excess flour from the chicken using a spider strainer.
  14. 14Gently lower the chicken pieces into hot oil for shallow frying.
  15. 15Shallow fry the chicken for 2 minutes until crispy and golden.
  16. 16Remove the cooked popcorn chicken from the oil.

Ingredients

  • chicken pieces
  • 600 ml buttermilk
  • egg
  • salt
  • flour mix

Equipment

bowlchopping boardknifemeasuring cupspatulaplatekitchen scalespider strainerdeep fryer

Tips

  • If you can't get buttermilk, use yogurt and milk instead.
  • Top secret for ultra crunchy fried chicken is to drizzle some marinade into the flour to create little lumps, which then fries up really crispy.