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Homemade Deep Fried Crispy Chicken Thigh Burger

Chicken thigh coated in a breader and deep-fried until golden brown
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Calories:

Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • Pots and Pans

Ingredients

Buttermilk Mixture

  • 1 cup Milk Fresh milk
  • 3 tbsp Lemon Juice Squeezed
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp salt Table salt

Secret Seasoning

  • 1.5 tsp Sweet Paprika Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper Powder
  • 1 tsp Mustard Powder
  • 3 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1.5 tsp Onion Powder
  • 3 tsp Dried herbs Powder
  • 2 tsp Salt Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper Powder

Breader

  • 100 g All-purpose flour
  • 60 g Corn flour
  • Secret seasoning ( All of it)

Meat

  • 4 pieces Chicken Thigh skin off boneless

To assemble the burger

  • 1 Tomato Sliced
  • 1 Gherkin Sliced
  • 4 slices Cheese
  • Handful Lettuce ( finely shredded) or mixed Salad
  • 4 Brioche buns Store-bought or homemade ( check my homemade brioche recipe)

Instructions

Buttermilk

  • Place milk and lemon juice in a bowl, mix well and leave aside for 10 minutes until it curdles slightly (This is the process of making buttermilk)
  • Once the buttermilk is ready, add the egg, salt and mix well ( This mix will resemble a thick batter)
  • Place the chicken thigh on a cling wrap and flatten it using a meat flattener or in my case a rolling pin :)
  • Place the flattened chicken in the buttermilk mixture and soak. Leave for 2 hours in the fridge

Secret seasoning

  • Combine all ingredients together and mix well
  • Place the flour, cornflour and the secret seasoning ( all of it ) in a bowl and mix well with a spoon to combine well

Preparing the chicken

  • Take the chicken out and directly plunge it into the crumb (breader) mixture that was prepared ( it is alright if the buttermilk mixture falls onto the crumb mixture as this will give that crumbly effect for the chicken)
  • Heat a large pot of oil on medium fire, once the oil is hot fry the chicken for 3 -4 minutes until fully cooked
  • Drain it on a wire rack

To assemble the burger

  • First, cut the brioche buns in half and toast the brioche buns on a pan ( heat a pan on medium heat and add the buns on the pan to lightly toast.
    Place a slice of cheese on top of the crispy chicken, slightly reheat in the in the microwave so that the cheese melts, ( 30 seconds max)
    Then add mayonnaise on both pieces, place tomato, gherkins, crispy chicken topped with melted cheese, Finally, top up with salad and the top part of the brioche bun and Enjoy

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