Chickenjoy Food Hack (Kaligayahan ng Manok) by Chris Urbano
Author: Chris Urbano
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Filipino
Fried Chicken always traces back with the Americans. It is known as one of their comfort foods. It even correlates with the African Americans during the Prohibition Era, where they were not allowed to raise expensive meats but only chickens.
Ingredients
2 kilos Chicken, preferably thighs and drumstick
1 Tbsp Salt
1 Tbsp Pepper
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup Cornstarch
1 Tbsp Five Spice Powder or Ngo Hiong (Star Anise, Cinnamon, Clove, Fennel, Peppercorns)
1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
1 piece Egg, beaten
3 Tbsp Water
As needed Cooking Oil (Vegetable Oil, Palm Oil or Canola Oil)
Procedure
Pat dry the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
Make the breading. Mix together the flour, cornstarch, five spice powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. On a separate bowl, beat the egg and add in the water to thin it.
Dredge the chicken in the breading mixture and make sure everything is covered. Shake off the excess breading. Dip it in the egg mixture and throw it back to the flour mixture. We do the double breading process.
Heat up your oil to 350F. Gently drop the chicken one by one and make sure it is immersed in the oil. Do not overcrowd the pan. Maybe 3-4 pieces is enough per batch.
Fry it for 15 to 20 minutes over medium flame. Be patient, we do not want aw meat inside.
Once done, place it over a rack to drain excess oil.
Serve it up with your favorite Gravy or just plain Ketchup.
Recipe by Maputing Cooking at https://maputingcooking.com/recipe/chickenjoy-food-hack-kaligayahan-ng-manok-by-chris-urbano/