Fried chicken without eggs
I've made this recipe several times and I can say it's the best ever. I strongly recommend that you try it out!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Eggless Fried Chicken Brine:
- 4 Cups Water
- ¼ Cup Powder Sugar
- ¼ Cup Kosher Salt
- 3 Pounds Chicken (Skin-on)
Ingredients for Batter:
- 2 Cups Cornstarch
- 2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Paprika
- 1 Teaspoon Pepper
- Freshly Ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
- ¾ Cup of cold water
- 3 Quarters Vegetable Oil
Instructions
Instructions for Brine:
- Take a large mixing bowl, add sugar, salt, water in it and stir it well until the salt and sugar completely dissolve in water.
- Now Take your Chicken and put it in this solution.
- Put the chicken in Refrigerator for about an hour.
Instructions for Batter:
- As you are done with the chicken now it's time we get the batter ready, Take a large mixing bowl to add Corn starch, Baking powder, all-purpose flour, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, and water.
- Wisk all that until it becomes a smooth paste.
Instructions for Fried Chicken:
- Take a deep pot or wok, add vegetable in it, and put it over medium-high flame. Make sure it gets to 176ºC.
- Take out the chicken from the brine, dry it with a paper towel.
- Wisk the batter one more time so it gets in a perfect consistency just like we use for the pancake batter.
- Put the Chicken pieces in the batter and coat them evenly.
- Check the temperature of the oil, when it reaches the optimum temperature take out the chicken from the batter and put the chicken in oil.
- Cook the chicken until it's golden brown.
- You should cook it for 12-15 mins depending upon the piece you are frying and the temperature of the oil.
- Dish out the chicken on a wire rack so that all the excess oil drips out.
- And here you go your Homemade crispy fried chicken is ready.