A chicken collarbone, also known as a chicken wishbone, is a small piece of bone on either side of a chicken's breast cavity that is tender and ideal for frying. The fried chicken collarbones are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious. Here's how to fry crispy chicken collarbones.
First of all, we need to prepare the following ingredients: chicken collarbones, flour, starch, eggs, green onions, ginger and garlic, salt, cooking wine, light soy sauce, pepper, oil.
Here's how:
1.Wash the chicken collarbone. Rinse the collarbones of the chicken with running water to remove blood and impurities. Then, chop the chicken collarbone into small pieces for easy frying.
2.Marinate chicken collarbones. Put the chopped chicken collarbones into a bowl, add minced green onion, ginger and garlic, salt, cooking wine, light soy sauce and pepper, and marinate for about 20 minutes to allow the chicken collarbones to fully absorb the flavor of the seasoning.
3.Prepare the batter. Add the flour and starch in a bowl and mix well in a 1:1 ratio. Then, crack in the eggs, add salt and water to taste, and stir into a batter. The batter should be of a moderate consistency and evenly wrap around the chicken's collarbone.
4.Coat in batter. Remove the marinated chicken collarbones and place them in the batter, making sure that each piece of chicken collarbone is evenly coated with a layer of batter.
5.Fried. Pour enough oil into the pan, when the oil temperature is 50% hot (about 180), add the battered chicken collarbones, and fry slowly over medium-low heat until golden brown and crispy on both sides. During the frying process, you can use chopsticks to gently turn it so that the chicken collarbone is heated evenly.
6.Remove from the pan. Fry until the surface of the chicken collarbone is golden brown and crispy, remove it with a strainer and drain the oil. Then, put it on a plate, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of salt and pepper or paprika and serve.
The chicken collarbones fried in this way are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious. And it's easy to learn, making it perfect for home production. Of course, you can also add an appropriate amount of seasonings according to your taste, such as five-spice powder, sesame seeds, etc., to increase the flavor and texture.
Tips:1The batter should be moderately thin, too thick or too thin will affect the taste and appearance of the chicken collarbone.
2.The oil temperature should not be too high or too low, and it is advisable to control it at about 180 °C. If it's too high, it's easy to burn, and if it's too low, the chicken collarbone won't be crispy enough.
3.During the frying process, the chicken collarbone should be gently turned so that it is evenly heated and the color is golden and crispy.
4.The fried chicken collarbones can be eaten with your favorite seasonings, such as salt and pepper, chili powder, tomato sauce, etc.