KFC Chicken Tenders Recipe
Crispy, Juicy and flavorful KFC Style Fried Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
- 3 Chicken Breast Fillets (350gms)
- 1½ Tsp Ginger Garlic paste
- 1 Tbsp Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 Tsp Salt
- ½ Tsp White/Black pepper powder
- 250ml Buttermilk
Flour Mix
- 1½ Cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ Tsp Thyme
- ½ Tsp Basil
- ⅓ Tsp Oregano
- 1 Tsp Garlic salt
- 1 Tsp Dried mustard
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Onion powder
- 1 Tsp Ginger powder
- 1 Tsp Black pepper powder
- 1 Tsp White pepper
- 1½ Tsp Paprika or Kashmiri Chilli powder
- ½ Tsp Cayenne pepper or Red chilli powder
- ½ Tsp Celery Salt
Egg Wash
- 3 Egg Whites
- pinch of Salt
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken pieces in the Buttermilk mixture. This step tenderizes the chicken and makes it stay juicier inside. Keep Marinated refrigerated either overnight or atleast for 30mins. Longer the juicier the chicken will be.
- Mix the Flour with the spices. Coat the marinated chicken in flour first.
- Then dip it in the Egg wash made from Egg Whites.
- Lastly dredge it in the flour mix again by pressing lightly till flakes form on the skin. Shake off excess, repeat the process till you see a breadcrumbs kind of texture on the skin.
- Do not let them dry, Immediately fry them in hot oil in medium flame
- Fry only few at a time, do not overcrowd
- Takes only a few minutes, turn the heat down after one side is golden. Once Golden on both sides, drain them on a cooling rack to maintain crispiness
- Serve them with your favorite Ketchup or Dip
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Notes
Trick lies in creating the flour flakes( breadcrumbs like Flaky texture) on the pieces. You need to press lightly the flour on the chicken and massage up and down then shake the excess flour off, repeat this process till you see crumbs getting formed on the chicken pieces.
Once done stop and fry immediately. Never keep aside for frying later else the coating dries up.
For frying always heat the oil properly, pieces should sizzle else the coating will get washed off in the oil. Once one side is slightly firm, turn the heat down to medium and cook further. After frying keep them on a wire rack to cool. This helps them to stay crispy.