Popcorn chicken - better than KFC!
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Recipe ⬇️ or print: https://www.recipetineats.com/popcorn-chicken/
Can I make these Popcorn Chicken and sell them in supermarket freezer sections under my own brand name? Is this recipe suitable for commercial production?
Better than KFC popcorn chicken, because this is WAY crispier and it's not greasy! The flavour is really similar. These are ridiculously addictive, you will want to shovel them in your mouth by the handful.
Great one for those not so comfortable with deep frying because this is just shallow fried and takes just 2 minutes to cook. Easy to handle because we're working with such small pieces of chicken!
The seasonings should be more, next time I am gonna make it with 1tbsp each of seasonings because it tasted so bland
Enjoy! - Nagi x
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this really actually better than KFC.. excellent job 😊😊😊😊
Popcorn chicken (Better-than-KFC copycat!)
500g / 1lb chicken breast, tenderloin or boneless thighs, chopped into 1.25cm/ 1/2” cubes
Is this ok for potlucks?
BUTTERMILK MARINADE:
3/4 cup buttermilk (sub 1/4 cup yogurt + 1/2 cup milk)
Ummm what flour do we use??.. is it rice flour?
1 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt*
1 large egg (~50 – 55g/2 oz in shell)
I thought it would have black pepper??😊
BREADING:
1 1/2 cups flour, plain/all purpose
Can this be done in aitlr fryer or oven??
1/2 cup corn flour / cornstarch
KFC 11 SECRET HERBS AND SPICES:
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1 tsp cooking/kosher salt*
1/2 tsp celery salt (sub 1/4 tsp extra salt)
Karagge Chickens
1 tsp black pepper, paprika
3/4 tsp onion powder
Is a Popcorn Fish 🐟
2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp each mustard powder, ginger powder
Tried this by combining the spices with potato starch and flour, making a dry and wet rub from it, putting it in the airfryer on top of pieces of baking paper and brushing it with olive oil. Still tastes great! Still tastes like KFC!
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, optional=
1 tsp each dried thyme, oregano, crushed with fingers to make it finer
Omg I'm hungry now
TO FRY:
2 – 3 cups (2.5 cm / 1" depth) canola oil (veg or peanut oil)
We have just followed this recipe. We may have overdone the volume, don't judge. It is awesome. I am full as a goog.
1. Whisk marinade, add chicken, toss, marinade 1 – 3 hours (no longer than 24 hours).
2. Mix breading with herbs & spices. Drizzle 3 tbsp marinade, rub with fingers to create lots of little clumps (makes extra crunchy nubbly crust on chicken). Drop chicken into breading with left hand, spoon over flour then toss/press on flour using right hand. Mostly shake off excess, spread on tray, repeat with all.
I did this one and it was really good.
3. Heat 2.5cm / 1” oil to 180C/350F. Put some chicken in spider, shake so excess flour falls through holes, fry 2 – 2.5 min until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels, eat! I like to dip in Honey Mustard Sauce (1/4 cup mayo, 1 tbsp each Dijon and honey, 1 tsp cider vinegar or lemon, pinch S&P).
* Salt – half if using table salt, increase a bit if using flakes and crush between fingers to make it finer.
It's not difficult to make better than KFC
More User Perspectives
When the popcorn chicken was dumped out, it sounded like a pokie machine cashing out. 😅
@TAS2012Can these be air or oven fried. I know fried is tasty though.❤
@johndavis48076Wow ❤
@NailaHidayat-z7rExcellent! Love love love this recipe!🎉
@AubreyDurraniLove how quick and simple your videos are, big fan of both your books have tried multiple recipes much love ❤️
@myklkamI see it has been asked but I see no answer yet. Can this recipe be cooked in the Air Fryer??
@mattscott8194This looks amazing ❤❤
@sidedishesandmoreI want to try this so bad but can't eat eggs, any suggestions? And can it be airfryer friendly
@kayschwartz-pq5kxNow um having craving for popcorn chicken !!
@MojahoiseYum yum yummy 😋 ❤
@shadowkatbinga5894Call me Magneto because that is perfection!
@SwagimirPutinWould this work in an airfryer?
@TheSibexNo matter what recipe you use, adding cornstarch to the breading is going to make it crispy.
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@ashpazsepid6309Yummy chicken popcorn my friend😊
@zaikaplatesIve seen similar KFC copy-cat recipes... and I have a feeling that one of the missing links, is Rosemary. On its own, its quite powerful.. but when mixed with Thyme, is mellows out into a very nice taste combination.
The use of Indian spices, such as using some Garam Masla, might also be a possibility (slightly sweet, spicy, and aromatic)... though, Ive not experimented enough to say either way... due to my more recent discovery, that Im gluten intolerant. I know there are non-wheat based flours, and have used them... Its more down to the fact that I lack the Energy.. so dont cook a lot of complex things anymore.
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@robertmcevoy24Nothing beats KFC’s popcorn chicken so please don’t say yours is better as it definitely won’t be.
@THEAC83First! Happy Friday! 👍
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