Description
Popcorn Chicken is a recipe made out of bite-sized deep fried breaded chicken pieces served in a variety of dips like barbecue sauce, ranch dressing and tomato sauce to name some. It was created by Gene Gagliardi, a food technologist and is marketed and popularized by KFC.
Ingredients
Scale
- 700 g boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- freshly ground black pepper
- salt
- oil for deep frying
- barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Season chicken pieces with salt and freshly ground black pepper, place in a non-reactive bowl and pour buttermilk. Mix well and let it marinate for at least 4 hours.
- In a large container with cover combine flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and salt, mix well.
- Piece by piece add the chicken pieces, cover the container then shake to coat the chicken evenly. Set aside.
- Prepare a deep fryer with enough oil then deep fry chicken pieces for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Place cooked popcorn chicken in a paper lined plate to remove excess oil then serve with barbecue sauce.