How to Cook KFC Fried Popcorn Chicken
Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 25 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Ingredients needed to make KFC Fried Popcorn Chicken:
- 100 gms boneless chicken breast, skinned
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- Secret herb combination, as required (recipe below)
- ½ tsp powdered sugar
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp fat-free milk
- 2 egg whites
- ¾ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Olive oil spray
For the secret herb combination:
- 1 tsp ground oregano
- 1 tsp dried marjoram
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp onion salt
- 2 tbsp MSG
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Cooking instructions for KFC Fried Popcorn Chicken:
- Warm up your oven to 475 degrees F and grease a baking sheet with olive oil spray.
- To make the herb combination, blend all its ingredients together in a large bowl until well combined and set aside until required.
- Stir a couple of tbsp of the flour into the herb combination until properly blended and set aside.
- Chop the chicken breasts into small, even-sized chunks, using scissors, so that you get about 24-25 pieces in total.
- Add onion powder, sugar, pepper and a dash of salt to the seasoned flour and stir them well together to mix well.
- Throw the chicken chunks into the flour mixture and toss them several times until they are well coated with the dry mixture.
- Whisk the egg white in a separate bowl, along with milk until it forms a smooth mixture.
- Spread the bread crumbs across a flat plate or tray and set aside.
- Dip the dredged chicken into the above mixture and transfer them to the plate with bread crumbs.
- Flip the chunks to coat them evenly with the crumbs and repeat the first two steps again for double breading.
- Arrange the coated chicken chunks on the pre-greased baking sheet and spray them with olive oil.
- Season with a dash of salt and black pepper before placing them into the oven.
- Bake the chicken for about 5 minutes, flipping them over midway between the cooking time fry them in a deep-fryer until golden brown.
- Drain them out with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a bowl, lined with paper towel to soak away extra grease.
- Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
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