Justin's Japan-Inspired Fried Chicken
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 chicken legs
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 781
- Total Fat
- 45
- Saturated Fat
- 6
- Carbohydrates
- 55
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 0
- Protein
- 36
- Cholesterol
- 201
- Sodium
- 1264
- Total: 55 min
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sriracha
1 teaspoon MSG
3 cups self-rising flour
3 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds chicken drumsticks (about 6)
Plenty of nonstick cooking spray
Directions
Special equipment:
an air fryer- Preheat an air fryer to 390 degrees F for at least 10 minutes.
- Place 3 medium bowls on a clean work surface. In the first bowl, beat together the eggs, vinegar, soy sauce, sriracha and MSG. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to each of the other 2 bowls. Gently whisk the flour mixtures to combine. Place the bowl with the egg mixture between the bowls of flour in a line.
- Dredge 1 drumstick in the first bowl of flour, making sure it’s well-coated on all sides, then dip it into the egg mixture, and finally dredge it in the second bowl of flour for a final coating. Place the breaded drumstick on a plate and repeat with the remaining drumsticks.
- Coat the preheated air fryer basket with cooking spray and place the drumsticks vertically, bone-side up, so they are leaning against the side of the basket. Heavily spray the drumsticks with more cooking spray to moisten the flour. Air fry until the chicken is browned slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Open up the air fryer and spray the chicken again with cooking spray. Rotate the drumsticks and spray again so all the flour has been coated with spray. Continue cooking until cooked as dark as you like, 15 to 20 minutes.
Cook’s Note
Seems like a lot of cooking spray? Indeed, it is functioning as an aerosolized oil—you could achieve similar but less convenient results with an oil atomizer.