Dominican Style Fried Chicken Chef Zee Cooks Recipes

DOMINICAN FRIED CHICKEN (CHICHARRONES DE POLLO)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large nonreactive mixing bowl or plastic zip-top bag, combine lime juice, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and minced garlic.
• Add the chicken strips and allow to marinate for 30 minutes or up to 3 hours.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a separate mixing bowl or plastic zip-top bag, combine the flour, paprika, pepper, and salt and mix well.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade. Discard the leftover marinade . Pat the chicken pieces with paper towels. You want them moist enough for the coating to stick, but not so wet that it slides off.
• Coat the marinated chicken well with the seasoned flour mixture.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the vegetable oil for frying into a deep-sided frying pan, or use a deep fryer if you have one. Heat the oil over medium-high heat to 360 F (182 C).
• Don't overheat or under-heat the oil. You want the chicken to start cooking when you place it in the oil, but not spatter hot oil.
• Don't crowd the pan with the chicken. Fry it in batches until golden brown outside and completely cooked inside (about 2 minutes per side). The chicken should not be pink in the middle. The Food and Drug Administration recommends 165 F (74 C).
• Place chicken on a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb the oil. Keep the chicken warm until you are ready to serve it.

CHICHARRONES DE POLLO | DOMINICAN FRIED CHICKEN | MADE TO ORDER | CHEF ZEE COOKS

Steps:

• Brine chicken with white vinegar, cold water, & salt
• Brine & let rest for 30mins to an 1hour
• Afterwards, drain & rinse chicken
• Season with adobo, Dominican orégano, fresh thyme, tiny bit of cumin, sazón con achiote, fresh smashed garlic, & freshly squeezed limes
• Mix everything until it's well combine. Let marinate for at least 1hour or overnight
• In a separate bowl, season flour with garlic powder, onion powder, a touch of adobo *optional. Mix in all the ingredients making sure it's well combined
• Now dred chicken with flour making sure to dust off any extra flour
• Heat up canola or vegetable oil until it's really hot. ~350 degrees
• Slowly add in chicken and stir every once in awhile
• Fry chicken until golden brown
• Remove chicken and drain excess oil onto a paper towel
• Enjoy with freshly squeezed limes