Photograph of the finished Crispy Fried Chicken

Vietnam · Gà chiên giòn

Crispy Fried Chicken

50 min Hands-on time + 4 hr waiting
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Chicken thighs Chicken thighs 3.7 lb
  • Photograph of Fresh milk Fresh milk 3 cups
  • Photograph of Flour Flour 12.7 oz
  • Photograph of Cornstarch Cornstarch 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Baking powder Baking powder 0.8 oz
  • Photograph of Garlic powder Garlic powder 1.1 oz
  • Photograph of Black pepper Black pepper 0.7 oz
  • Photograph of Oil Oil 6 cups
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 1.1 oz
  • Photograph of Red chilli powder Red chilli powder 1.1 oz

Method

  1. 1 Soak the chicken in a mixture of fresh milk and salt for 4 hours in the refrigerator.
  2. 2 Mix the flour with cornstarch, baking powder, garlic powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
  3. 3 Pour 3 tablespoons of milk into the bowl of flour and mix until the flour forms small crumbs.
  4. 4 These flour crumbs are the crispy flakes that appear on the chicken after frying.
  5. 5 Remove the wet chicken pieces, roll them in flour, knead firmly, and let them rest for 10 minutes.
  6. 6 Fry in oil at 160 degrees for 15 minutes, then increase the temperature to 190 degrees and fry again for 2 minutes.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 50 min

    Step 6: Spray oil evenly over all the flour flakes, then steam in a hot air oven at 190 degrees for 28 minutes, flipping at minute 15.

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