KFC STYLE CHICKEN WINGS THAT YOU CAN'T STOP EATING
The first version of the KFC-style chicken wings I have learned was from a close friend of mine – Dr. Amitai Elkayam, who had made them for me.
They were addictive!
These KFC-style wings are mouth-watering, crispy coating, tender meat with fantastic seasoning and taste.
Just add to it some hot sauce, and you’re in heaven.
Since then, I have perfected the coating and the seasoning until I have reached this recipe.
KFC STYLE CHICKEN
Even though the recipe is for KFC-style chicken wings, the mixture is suited for other chicken parts or other meats, so you can easily make your KFC-style chicken.
If you are using other chicken parts, you might need to adjust the cooking time according to the chicken part you have picked.
KFC STYLE CHICKEN
The internet is full of recipes claiming to have cracked the secret seasoning of KFC-style chicken.
There are so many versions of the secret ingredient for the KFC-style chicken wings that we might never know Colonel Sanders exact spice mixture even if the colonel himself would come back from the dead and gave us the recipe himself.
But since we live in the age of alternative truth, anyone can claim that he has the original recipe for the KFC chicken wings.
In my opinion, my recipe is quite similar and reminds the KFC recipe, but since the issue is subjective, you’ll be the judge of it.
In any case, the recipe is tasty as hell and easy to make.
Two STEPS FOR SUCCESS
Making KFC style chicken wings includes 2 steps:
MARINATING THE CHICKEN
The marinating stage includes marinating the chicken in buttermilk with some basic seasoning for a few hours.
The buttermilk has lactic acid in it that softens the meat and lets it absorb the seasoning taste.
FRYING THE CHICKEN
After the chicken’s marinating, we coat it with a mixture of flour, cornstarch, and seasoning and fry it for few minutes.
EVERYTHING IS A BASE FOR A CHANGE
After you have experienced the basic KFC-style chicken wings recipe, you can adjust it by changing the seasoning to suit your taste.
Of course, then you can always claim that you have the secret recipe for KFC chicken wings.
Amazing KFC style chicken wings recipe that you can't stop eating
Amazing KFC style chicken wings recipe that you just can't stop eating
Ingredients
Ingredients for marinating the chicken wings
- 1.5 kg chicken wings cut to 2 discard the tip. cut to drumette and wingette
- 2.5 cups buttermilk
- 5 minced cloves of garlic
- 1.5 ts regular yellow mustard
- 0.5 ts grounded black pepper
- 1 ts kosher salt
Ingredients for coating the chicken wings
- 2 cups flour
- 1.5 cup cornstarch
- 2 tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 tbsp marjoram
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 full tbsp granulated garlic
- 1.5 ts kosher salt
- 0.5 ts grounded black pepper
- 2 liters oil for deep frying
Instructions
Marinating the KFC style chicken
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Check the wings to see if they are clean from feathers.
Discard the tip of the wing if present, and separate the wings into drumette and wingette.
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Place the buttermilk and spices in a large bowl. mix well.
Marinate the wings in the buttermilk and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
Place in the fridge for 6 hours.
Coating the KFC style wings
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Take the wing out of the fridge half an hour before you want to cook them so they will warm and be at room temperature. we don't want them cold when we are frying them.
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Place the coating ingredients in a bowl.
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Mix the coating ingredients.
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To make the coating process easy place the bowl of the marinated chicken next to the bowl with the coating mixture.
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Take a wing in your hand. dip it well in the buttermilk marinade and place it in the coating mixture. coat the wing well. place the coated wing on a plate or a cutting board.
You can repeat the process until all wings are coated or continue coating the next batch while the first batch is frying.
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In a large pot or a wok heat oil to 190C/374F.
I prefer to use a wok because it heats up fast and it keeps the oil temperature easily.
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Fry the wings in small batches. each batch for 10 minutes. it is important not to fry too many wings together because it will cause the oil to drop temperature which will result in a soggy oily coating.
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While frying the wings stir the wings with a slotted spoon to avoid them sticking one to another.
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After 10 minutes, and when the wings get a nice color, remove them from the oil onto a paper towel for 1 minute. Serve immediately. If you are not serving the wings immediately, I recommend that you place the wings on a cooling rack so the steam evaporating from them won't affect the coating.
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Serve the wings with your favorite sauce: BBQ sauce, buffalo sauce, hot sauce, sweet chili sauce, ketchup, or mayonnaise.
if I am using an AIR FRYER what temp and how long to cook ????
For better results, I would recommend frying in oil.
Use the Air fryer at 190C for about 18 min.
What to add for hot chicken wings? Thanks
Hi Raya.
spicy wings are awesome.
you can replace the sweet paprika with any grounded hot peppers powder.
Mild wings – Use hot paprika powder.
Hot wings – Use ground chili powder.
If you want to go extreme – Use ghost pepper powder.