# Popcorn Chicken

Crispy and not greasy popcorn chicken, just like KFC but better!

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- bowl
- chopping board
- knife
- measuring cup
- spatula
- plate
- kitchen scale
- spider strainer
- deep 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17RgY911WS/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/65d9667f-c1a6-480c-ac3b-3b0cbe926522
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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