Fried chicken. It’s one of the most comforting of comfort foods in not just Southern cuisine but in the broader American culinary landscape. Yet making fried chicken always feels daunting. Cooking the chicken to the right temperature is always a balancing act. Even if the outer skin has crisped up, the interior could still be raw. That is resolved here with this trick.
Well, it’s not a new trick or hack, as this cooking and frying process is common in West African and some Caribbean cuisines. MommyCookingWithTheDrip of TikTok demonstrated how to do this process.
Boiling the chicken (in this case chicken wings) in seasoned water adds extra flavor to the chicken as well as cooks the chicken completely.
You can season the wings now with dry spices and hot sauce like this user or for a thicker outer coating, you can bread the chicken wings with seasoned flour and eggs.
Next, the seasoned and cooked chicken is fried in oil. Since the chicken is already cooked, you don’t have to worry about the internal temperature. When frying, you only have to focus on getting the exterior super crispy.
This method makes for fried chicken that’s perfectly cooked with a wonderful crunchy coating. If you want to watch the video click here.