Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- vegetable oil for deep frying
Marinade:
- 200g Buttermilk
- 1 large garlic clove, crushed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Dusting:
- 150g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Method
- Mix together all the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
- Cut up the chicken breasts into roughly 2cm cubes and add to the marinade.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
- Mix the dusting ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Use a fork to lift the chicken chunks out of the marinade and toss them in the dusting to coat thoroughly.
- Heat the oil and deep fry the chicken chunks for about 5 minutes until cooked through and crispy.
Info
This recipe is adapted from https://www.dontgobaconmyheart.co.uk/buttermilk-fried-chicken/ to simplify and reduce quantities.