KFC, eat your coronary heart out! Our Fried Hen Burger is method crispier than yours, the rooster is method juicier and it tastes method higher. The trick is to combine a little bit of marinade into the flour coating – this creates lumps that fries up into an superior extremely crunchy crust.
Henry’s Extremely Crispy Fried Hen Burger
As we speak’s recipe is right here courtesy of a younger boy named Henry whom I met at a ebook signing within the NSW regional city of Mudgee. Huddled on the sofa of a comfortable native ebook retailer, he declared his signature dish to be the RecipeTin Fried Hen. We enthused over how remarkably un-greasy it’s and marvelled at the way it’s crunchy throughout, in contrast to KFC which we eeewed about how the pores and skin has greasy soggy patches.
Dialog then moved into how we’d use the Fried Hen to make the BEST fried rooster burger on the planet. (Sure, we capitalise it!). We each agreed plain shredded lettuce was higher than coleslaw (too wealthy!), melted cheese was pointless (to a lot!), tomato was elective. and the bun should be tremendous gentle.
So right here it’s. Devoted to Henry and the city of Mudgee – I current to you, our best Extremely Crispy Fried Hen Burger!
Please observe the nubbly, crunchy, craggy floor on the fried rooster!! 🙌🏻
Substances
Right here’s what you want for selfmade Crispy Hen Burgers.
Hen brine retains it juicy!
I take advantage of breast as a result of it’s simpler to get a pleasant uniform form appropriate for burgers. It’s marinated in a buttermilk and salt combination which locks in juices. Important as a result of breast will cook dinner past the perfect inner temperature within the cook dinner time required to make the crust actually crispy and golden.
Don’t fear in the event you don’t have buttermilk, substitute yogurt and milk as an alternative. It really works just about the identical!
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Hen breast is my choice for a comparatively uniform form when trimmed to dimension. Nevertheless, boneless rooster thighs work as properly. Whichever you employ, it’s finest to pound to even thickness so it cooks by way of evenly and sits moderately straight on the burger.
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Buttermilk – Recognized for its marinating qualities so the rooster is de facto juicy inside as soon as cooked. It’s the normal marinating ingredient used for Southern Fried Hen which is the fried rooster recipe used for this burger.
Whereas it’s a standard ingredient within the States, it’s extra of a speciality baking merchandise right here in Australia. However there’s an straightforward substitute that works just about the identical – simply plain yogurt and milk! The acidity and thickness of yogurt diluted with milk leads to virtually the identical consistency as buttermilk, and yogurt is superb for marinating (proof right here!).
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Salt – For seasoning and improve the rooster’s juiciness.
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Egg – To make the flour crust persist with the rooster.
KFC 11 secret herbs and spices!
The flavour of the fried rooster is a copycat of KFC fried rooster. Flavour clever, it’s very comparable!
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Herbs and spices – No uncommon gamers right here, simply all of the standard suspects! Alter the cayenne pepper for the quantity of spiciness you need. Merely omit in the event you don’t need spicy in any respect!
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Cornflour/cornstarch and flour – For the coating of the rooster to make it fry up extremely crunchy! Cornflour makes it crunchier than simply utilizing flour. So why not simply use all cornflour? As a result of it doesn’t go golden when fried, it stays white. Alternatively, flour coated issues fry up into a wonderful golden color! So through the use of a mix of the 2, we get the perfect of each worlds – crunchy and golden color.
Burger fixings
Don’t let anybody let you know what it is best to or shouldn’t have in your burger. Although, in order for you a copycat better-than-KFC-Burger expertise, right here’s what you want!
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Delicate buns – I take advantage of brioche buns as a result of they’re so gentle and pillowy, and somewhat bit candy like KFC buns. Nevertheless, you should utilize any buns you need. (I’d personally keep away from extremely chewy / crispy ones although. Just a little too robust to be used in burgers).
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Gherkins/pickles – Simply your on a regular basis dill pickles, or no matter takes your fancy. Just a bit one thing to chop by way of the richness and saltiness of every thing else occurring contained in the burger!
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Lettuce – Good ole’ iceberg lettuce! Good and contemporary, finely slicing it offers it some first rate peak and a beautiful mattress for the crunchy rooster to relaxation on. 🙂
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Garlic mayonnaise – KFC doesn’t use garlic mayo, however you and I do know {that a} contact of garlic simply makes mayo higher. Turns it into aioli, really! 🙂
Tips on how to make Crunchy Fried Hen Burgers
It’s simpler than conventional Fried Hen which is made with bone-in rooster that take longer to fry (~6 to eight minutes) so you could be fairly correct with temperature management.
Hen Burgers, alternatively, are thinner, boneless items and take simply 3 to 4 minutes to fry. And due to the form, you don’t want practically as a lot oil.
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Pound the rooster to 1cm / 0.4″ even thickness. Use freezer baggage, ziplock baggage or comparable (I take advantage of a purpose-made product referred to as “Go-Between”) and a meat mallet, or rolling pin. Pounding is really helpful to so the rooster cooks by way of evenly and sits somewhat straighter on the burger. However in the event you skipped this step, it wouldn’t be a deal breaker. 🙂
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Trim the rooster to the scale of the buns, or bigger, in order for you! It is going to shrink a contact when it cooks however the crunchy nubbly bits add dimension.
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Marinade – Combine the buttermilk, salt and egg. Then add the rooster and toss to coat. Marinate for not less than 3 hours, or as much as 24 hours. Don’t go a lot past 24 hours, it really over marinades and makes the feel of the rooster an excessive amount of just like the chilly lower rooster slices you purchase on the deli. Nonetheless good, nevertheless it does change the rooster texture.
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Crunchy coating – Combine collectively the flour, cornflour/cornstarch and all of the spices.
PS There isn’t any spice combine within the marinade as a result of there’s a ton within the coating which is the place desire a punch of flavour. If it was within the marinade too, then the entire rooster simply tastes the identical right through. The distinction between rooster flavour inside and intense coating is nicer. KFC tastes like ours ie you may’t style the seasoning contained in the rooster, simply on the coating.
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Marinade flour clumps – That is the trick to the extremely crunchy rooster! Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the marinade into the flour combination then use your fingers to combine it in. The flour will kind little clumps.
When this sticks to the rooster, it fries up into extremely crunchy nubbly bits. That is what makes this rooster so crunchy! See my Fried Hen recipe for musings and ravings about this technique. Thanks Kenji!
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Coat the rooster within the flour combination simply previous to frying. Don’t do that upfront and depart it mendacity round, the rooster will sweat and make the flour soggy.
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Look in any respect these clumps! Specific go to crunchy city!
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Fry in oil for 4 minutes or till golden and crunchy, then drain on paper towels.
Cooking vessel & oil quantity – You will want 2.5cm / 1″ of oil in no matter cooking vessel you employ, so the rooster is elevated off the bottom and can fry evenly all the way in which round. A heavy primarily based pot like a dutch oven is right for security, even distribution of warmth and likewise as a result of it retains warmth properly.
Oil temp – The oil temperature ought to be 180C/350F. Should you don’t have a thermometer (I take advantage of a Thermapen) then check by throwing in a small dice of bread. At 180C/350F it ought to flip golden in 15 seconds. OR stick a bamboo chopstick in and contact the bottom of the pot – if bubbles instantly rise from flooring of pot, oil is sizzling sufficient.
Protecting cooked items heat – As a result of the skinny items of rooster cook dinner in simply 4 minutes, you gained’t want an oven to maintain the cooked items heat. Batch 1 will nonetheless be sizzling while you end batch 2. Nevertheless in case you are scaling up, hold cooked rooster heat in a 50C/125F pre-heated oven on a rack set over a tray (so the underside doesn’t go soggy).
⚠️ Don’t contact the rooster for the primary 90 seconds, to offer the crust an opportunity to stick.
Assembling the rooster burgers
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Garlic mayo – Combine the mayonnaise with grated garlic. Do that not less than quarter-hour forward to offer the flavours an opportunity to meld.
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Unfold the mayo on the lid and base of calmly toasted buns. You’ll be able to toast within the oven, underneath a grill or simply put the lower face down in a pan on the range.
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Assemble – Pile lettuce on the bottom, high with tomato if utilizing, then rooster, gherkins then the lid.
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Consuming time! Sink your tooth into the burgers whereas sizzling and crunchy!
Like to know what you suppose in the event you do that! Hand on coronary heart, this actually is much superior to KFC burgers. I’m not one to draw back from going public with Shameful Meals I really like (oh, I’ve been busted doing midnight kebab runs a number of occasions!). However KFC burgers is one factor you’ll by no means catch me consuming!! – Nagi x
PS Should you make a facet of selfmade fries to serve with these burgers, I’ll be impressed. And in the event you do a full-blown selfmade KFC unfold by including Coleslaw plus Potato and Gravy, I’ll be significantly impressed!
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Extremely Crunchy Fried Hen Burger
Prep: 15 minutes
Prepare dinner: 15 minutes
Marinating: 3 hours
Whole: 3 hours 30 minutes
Major
Western
Servings4
Faucet or hover to scale
Directions
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Shortform recipe:
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Pound rooster to 1cm / 0.4″ thickness, trim, marinade 3 – 24 hrs. Combine coating and seasoning, combine in 2 tbsp marinade. Coat rooster, fry at 180°C/350°F for 4 min (do not contact for first 90 sec). Assemble!
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Full directions:
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Hen – Cowl the rooster with a freezer bag or plastic sheet and pound to 1cm / 0.4″ even thickness. Trim to only a contact bigger than the scale of your bun. Save off-cuts for an additional use (stir fry – or Dozer, in my case!).
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Marinade – Whisk Marinade components in a bowl. Add rooster, toss. Marinate within the fridge for 3 hours minimal, to in a single day (do not transcend 24 hrs).
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Garlic mayo – Combine in a small bowl and refrigerate till required.
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Put together crunchy coating – Combine flour, cornflour and Seasoning components in a bowl. Drizzle over 2 tablespoons of the marinade, then use fingers to combine by way of to kind lumps – when this sticks to the rooster, it fries up into superior crunchy bits!!
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Warmth oil in a big heavy primarily based pot over medium excessive warmth to 180°C/350°F (Word 2).
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Coat rooster – Decide up a chunk of rooster and permit extra marinade to drip off. Press to coat in flour coating. Shake off extra, then fry for two minutes on all sides till golden. DO NOT TOUCH for the primary 90 seconds to permit the coating to stick. I fry 2 at a time. Drain on paper towels, cook dinner remaining rooster.
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Assemble – Smear garlic mayo on the highest and backside of the buns. Pile lettuce on the bottom, high with tomato if utilizing. Then rooster, gherkins and put the lid on. Sink your tooth into it instantly and revel in!
Recipe Notes:
2. Frying vessel – I really feel secure utilizing a heavy forged iron pot. For many oil effectivity, use a wok – form means you’ll use about 30% much less oil with similar floor space for frying. You probably have a deep fryer, I salute you!
Oil temperature – use a thermometer. Should you don’t have one, check by throwing in a small dice of bread, at 180C/350F it ought to flip golden in 15 seconds. OR stick a bamboo chopstick in and contact the bottom of the pot – if bubbles instantly rise from flooring of pot, oil is sizzling sufficient.
3. Re-using oil – The oil will get somewhat too soiled with fried rooster, due to the heavy seasoning within the coating. You might re-use it as soon as extra for an additional batch of this recipe, however I wouldn’t use it for an additional recipe.
4. Leftover cooked rooster will hold for 3 days however, properly, you understand. Soggy. 🙁
Vitamin per burger. Estimate assuming 1 tablespoon of the oil is absorbed into the rooster coating and takes under consideration residual flour and marinade that’s discarded.
Vitamin Data:
Energy: 730cal (37%)Carbohydrates: 43g (14%)Protein: 31g (62%)Fats: 48g (74%)Saturated Fats: 7g (44%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 22gMonounsaturated Fats: 17gTrans Fats: 0.1gLdl cholesterol: 121mg (40%)Sodium: 1615mg (70%)Potassium: 717mg (20%)Fiber: 3g (13%)Sugar: 6g (7%)Vitamin A: 982IU (20%)Vitamin C: 12mg (15%)Calcium: 120mg (12%)Iron: 4mg (22%)
Lifetime of Dozer
Rationalization of his forlorn look: He’s not allowed within the kitchen after I deep fry. So he slunk off outdoors for a sleep. By the point he wakened and waddled again inside, the burgers had been lengthy gone and I used to be roasting greens. Rationalization full.
