Italian Twisted Fried Chicken burger - Easy Meals with Video Recipes by Chef Joel Mielle - RECIPE30 (2024)

Ingredients

• For the chicken

• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 4 chicken thighs or chicken breasts - No bones
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 egg whites (use yolks for mayo if making your own)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup cornflour

• For the garnishes and sauces

• ½ cup of mayonnaise (see my recipe)
• 4 tbsp pesto
• 1 x ciabatta loaf or 4 burger buns
• A few crispy lettuce leaves. (iceberg is best)
• Pickles of your choice, go for a little kick!
• 2-3 Fresh tomatoes

Steps

• Step 1

  For your spice mix, in a mixing bowl add onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper, salt, and brown sugar. Mix well.

• Step 2

  Trim any fat from your chicken pieces. On your chicken pieces, sprinkle a generous amount of dried oregano on each side. Then approx. 2 teaspoons of the spice mix and coat each side evenly. Keep the rest of the spice mix for later. Flatten the thick parts of your chicken, lightly pound using a meat mallet or underside of a saucepan until an even size. This will help it cook evenly.

• Step 3

  In a marinating container or mixing bowl, add the butter milk, bay leaf, half tsp of salt and 1 bay leaf, mix well. Place the spice coated chicken to the butter milk, cover, refrigerate and marinate overnight or a minimum of 2 hours.

• Step 4

  Place the mayonnaise in a small mixing bowl (see my recipe), add one minced garlic clove, white wine vinegar, chopped parsley, set aside.

• Step 5

  The following day or 2 hours later, remove the chicken from the fridge 30 minutes before use. Heat up your deep-frying oil to a temperature of 340°F – 170°C (be careful not to overfill in case of fire)
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  While the oil is heating, add your leftover spice mix to a mixing bowl along with the all-purpose flour, corn starch (corn flour) and baking powder, mix well.

• Step 6

  Whisk the two egg whites just so they froth a little. Remove the chicken pieces from the butter milk and dip in egg whites first then coat in spicy flour mix one at a time. Repeat process until each piece has been coated in flour mix.

• Step 7

  Place the chicken in the hot oil 2 or 3 pieces at a time until golden brown, approx. 3-4 minutes. Try and maintain a constant 340°F – 170°C temperature. Once cooked, Remove and place over a wire rack for the fat to drip. Serve immediately.

• Step 8

  For the ciabatta bread, place a pan on high heat with a little olive oil, toast inside of bread in oil until brown.
  Coat the bread with mayonnaise, spread evenly on all pieces.

• Step 9

  For the assembly, place the bottom piece on serving plate and line with pickles. Add a fried chicken piece, two tomato slices topped with pesto. Some crunchy iceberg lettuce and the top of the bread. Enjoy my Italian twisted fried chicken burgers, I know you will!!!

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