Chicken today is very, very popular with housewives. Indeed, there are many ways to cook it: cook, bake, fry. You can also make a delicious chicken batter and please your guests with an unusual festive dish. In the article, we will consider several options for batter and methods of cooking chicken.
Light and airy chicken batter
It contains only two ingredients: flour and beer. They need to be mixed well in a ratio of five tablespoons of flour per glass of beer. Those housewives who do not use alcohol for cooking can replace beer with highly carbonated mineral water. This amount of batter is enough for 10-12 chicken legs. Yes, this batter is best used for drumsticks or wings. They must first be boiled in salted water until tender and dried. Next, take a stewpan or pan, pour the odorless vegetable oil (about half a liter), warm it up well and proceed to frying. Dip the drumstick or wing into the chicken batter so that they are evenly covered with a layer of dough, and carefully lower it into boiling oil. At the same time in oil should not be more than 3-4 pieces. In order for the batter to fry evenly, periodically turn the pieces of chicken in oil. The readiness of the dish can be judged by the appearance of a golden brown crust. We take the product out of the oil and put it on a paper towel or napkin to remove excess fat.
Calorie batter for chicken
This batter is more suitable for cooking in the oven. For it you will need: two raw eggs, 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, three tablespoons of flour and 150 grams of hard cheese, grated coarsely. All ingredients must be mixed well to obtain a homogeneous mass. Chicken carcass (about 1 kilogram or a little more) is cut into portions and pickled in a mixture of vegetable oil (half a glass), salt (to taste), ground black pepper, garlic (2 cloves, passed through garlic press) and aromatic herbs for about an hour. Carefully remove the marinade from the chicken pieces with a paper towel. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Portioned pieces are evenly coated with a thin layer of batter on all sides and placed on a baking sheet. Bake for 40-50 minutes.
Crispy chicken batter
This option is more suitable for cooking in a batter of chicken breast. Ingredients:
- 1 raw egg protein;
- 4-5 tablespoons of flour;
- 1 tablespoon of potato starch;
- 1 cup of ice water;
- salt to taste.
First of all, beat the protein into a strong foam, adding salt to it. Then, without stopping beating, add flour, starch and water. We cut the breast into thin strips, salt, and dry. Pour half a liter of odorless vegetable oil into a saucepan or stew-pan and warm it well. Dip strips of breast into batter for chicken and dip in oil. Fry on all sides until golden brown. Put the finished stripes on a wide dish lined with a paper towel. After excess oil drains from them, you can serve a dish for serving: put a wide plate on lettuce leaves and nicely place chicken pieces on them.
Cook with pleasure!