Recipe courtesy of Mike's City Diner
Kimchi Fried Chicken
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 1628
- Total Fat
- 109
- Saturated Fat
- 20
- Carbohydrates
- 57
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 102
- Cholesterol
- 341
- Sodium
- 1116
- Total: 9 hr 25 min (includes marinating and resting times)
- Active: 50 min
Ingredients
2 cups buttermilk
1 large egg
1 cup pureed kimchi (puree kimchi in a food processor)
One 3 1/2-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces, or 4 large boneless chicken breast halves (see Cook's Note)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
2 1/2 quarts peanut oil for frying
Directions
Special equipment:
deep-fry thermometer- Whisk buttermilk, egg and kimchi together in a large bowl. Add chicken, making sure the pieces are coated and submerged in the buttermilk mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Combine flour, salt, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, white pepper and onion powder in a large shallow dish.
- Remove chicken from the buttermilk-kimchi mixture and dredge each piece in the seasoned flour. Shake off any excess. Transfer chicken to a plate; let it rest for 15 to 20 minutes, then dredge each piece again in the seasoned flour and place it back on the plate.
- Heat peanut oil in a large Dutch oven to a temperature of 325 degrees F. Add all the chicken to the pot and cook 15 minutes for bone-in pieces, 9 minutes for boneless pieces.
- Remove chicken from the oil and transfer to a cooling rack set over a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Let rest for 10 minutes. Heat the oil to 375 degrees F, then fry the boneless pieces for 4 more minutes or bone-in pieces for 10 more minutes.
- Remove chicken from the oil and transfer to a cooling rack again set over a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Cook’s Note
Brine the chicken for juicer, more tender fried chicken.