Gluten Free KFC Fakeaway
Tastes just like the real thing!! Easy peasy recipe with lots of pictures and tips to help you achieve the perfect homemade gluten free KFC.You need to use the "compulsory" herbs to get the best taste. The others are delish but optional so dont worry if you havent got them in your cupboard.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
Herb Mix (compulsory!)
- 2 tsp basil
- 2 tsp sage
- 2 tsp oregano
- 3 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- Few grinds of pepper
Herb Mix (optional)
- 2 tsp marjoram - or an extra sprinkle of oregano, sage and basil
- 1 tsp asafoetida - or onion powder if youre not low fodmap
- 1 tsp celery salt - I love this but if I've gone one herb too many for you, leave it out!
The Rest
- 2-3 chicken breasts - Can also use thighs or drumsticks - skin on or off, up to you
- 100 grams Gluten free plain flour
- 1 whole egg
- Cooking oil - enough to cover the base of the pan
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 180oC.
- Cover an oven tray with baking paper.
- If you're using chicken breasts, now is the time to cut each breast into strips or into bite-sized chunks for popcorn chicken if you'd like to! You can also keep them as whole breasts if you'd prefer.
- Beat an egg into one bowl.
- In another bowl, mix together all the herbs and flour.
- Dip each piece of chicken into the egg to completely coat it. Then dip into the flour and transfer onto a plate. Repeat for all your pieces of chicken.
- Add a few tbsp of oil to a large frying pan (enough oil to cover the base of the pan)
- Once the oil is hot (should sizzle when you put a bit of chicken in), quickly place all of your chicken pieces into the pan. Fry whole breasts/strips for about 20 seconds on each side or popcorn chicken for 10 seconds.TIP: you only want to seal the flour, you don't want them to turn golden brown yet otherwise they'll get very very dark in the oven. Edge on the side of too little time in the frying pan!TIP 2: if you're cooking for more than two people, you might want to clean out the oil and replace with fresh halfway as the oil can get gunky (can't think of a better word here haha).
- Remove the chicken from the pan, place onto the baking tray.
- Cook in the oven for 10mins or until golden and the chicken is cooked through.
Notes
Spice Mix:
I keep a big jar of this mix in my cupboard so I haven’t got to mix it up every time. If you do that, take 4 tbsp of herb mix per 100g of plain flour every time you want it.