Crispy Fried Chicken
Prep Time
15minutes
Cook Time
10-20minutes
Prep Time
15minutes
Cook Time
10-20minutes
Ingredients
For the egg wash
For the dry rub
Instructions
  1. Prepare chicken pieces and set aside.
  2. Mix the spices and seasonings for the dry rub and set aside. Mix together the flour and baking powder and put this in the Ziploc/paper bag. Set aside.
  3. Prepare the egg wash making sure to beat the eggs well. Set aside. At this point you can start heating up the oil for deep frying.
  4. Season the chicken well with at least half of the dry rub. Add the remaining dry rub to the flour.
  5. Add all the chicken pieces to the flour mixture, seal the bag and shake it to coat the chicken. Remove the chicken and shake off any excess flour. Now dip the chicken pieces one by one in the egg mixture making sure the chicken is coated well. Shake off any excess liquid. Now from the egg mixture, the chicken pieces go back to the flour mixture. When all chicken pieces have been transferred to the flour in the plastic/paper bag, seal and shake well, for up to one minute.
  6. Remove the chicken from the bag. Shake of any excess flour and set aside.
  7. Make sure the oil is hot enough, between 300 and 325 degrees F. Not too hot though or the chicken will burn.
  8. Now drop your chicken pieces in the hot oil. Do not crowd them, maybe 3-4 pieces at a time depending on the size of your pot.
  9. Make sure the chicken is completely covered in the oil. Fry for 12-14 minutes if you are using big chicken pieces. Since I’m using smaller chicken pieces, I fried them for 10 minutes.
  10. When the chicken is done, remove and put it on a paper towel to drain excess oil.
  11. Continue to fry until all chicken pieces are done.