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Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken

popcorn chicken

Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are coated with a mixture of eggs, flour, hot sauce, garlic, salt and pepper then fried crisp and served with BBQ sauce.  Recipe courtesy of David Klotkin of Prime Grill NYC

Recipe By: David Klotkin of Prime Grill NYC
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  • Serves4 per person

Ingredients

    • 1 qt oil for frying
    • 1 lb chicken thighs, bonless, skinless
    • 4 eggs
    • 3 tbsp Franks Red Hot Sauce
    • 2 cup AP Flour
    • 1 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
    • 3 tbsp butcher ground pepper (coarse ground pepper)
    • 2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

Preheat oil to 375 degrees. I recommend using a table top fryer. Otherwise you will run the risk of a fire. 

Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, about 1/2" each. 

Combine the eggs, hot sauce, and chicken and let it marinate for five minutes. 

Combine the flour, garlic powder, ground pepper and salt. 

Take the chicken out of the eggs mixture, and shake off any excess liquid. Place into the flour mixture, and evenly coat. 

Gently fry the chicken in the fryer until golden brown and crispy. 

Serve with your favorite bbq sauce.

Additional Notes

BBQ sauce of choice for dipping
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