Popcorn chicken - better than KFC!

By RecipeTin Eats · 45 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Cut the chicken into 1.25 cm cubes.
2. Whisk the buttermilk marinade ingredients in a bowl, add the chicken, stir to coat, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (no more than 24 hours).
3. Mix the flour, cornflour, salt, celery salt, pepper, paprika, thyme, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, mustard powder, ginger powder and cayenne in a large bowl.
4. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of the marinade into the flour mixture and rub it in with your fingers to make small clumps.
5. Preheat the oven to 50°C to keep the cooked chicken warm.
6. Lift a handful of chicken from the marinade, scatter it over the flour, spoon flour over it and toss to coat.
7. Separate the pieces, press the flour on, then shake off the excess and spread the chicken on a tray. Repeat with the rest.
8. Just before frying, briefly re-toss each batch in the flour on the tray and make sure the pieces are not stuck together.
9. Line a tray with paper towels. Heat oil in a heavy pot to a depth of 2.5 cm and bring it to 180°C over medium-high heat.
10. Shake off the excess flour, lower the chicken into the oil and fry for 2 to 2.5 minutes until golden, separating any pieces stuck together halfway through.
11. Drain the chicken on the paper towels, keep it warm in the oven, and repeat with the remaining chicken.

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