Then, I opted to leave out the flour for dredging because it works fine without it here, the egg whites are the perfect “glue” on their own. I’ve tried melba toast, cornflakes, and Panko, and Panko is my favorite here. I tested several different ingredients for the coating. It’s deliciously flavorful and you’ll be swooning over the crispy breading and perfectly tender chicken. This version skips the frying and is coated with lightly oiled panko, then cooked in a hot oven instead of a pot of vegetable oil. I’ve always loved deep-fried chicken, but we all know it’s loaded with fat and calories. This is how you do comfort food.ĭeliciously Satisfying Baked Fried Chicken The only other way to add flavor is to add extra herbs or spices to the flour when coating the chicken, or to toss the drumsticks in a sauce after they are cooked.This Oven Fried Chicken has all the flavors of the deep fried chicken without all the extra fat and oily mess! These chicken thighs are coated with a seasoned Panko and baked until golden brown and perfectly crisp! You wouldn’t believe how close they come to the real thing. This is because the chicken won’t have a large amount flavor on its own (from the chicken or the panko). I do very much recommend some salt and/or a dipping sauce to add flavor to the chicken.
The chicken is best served warm (it comes out of the air fryer very hot). Let the chicken rest for a few minutes and season with some salt and/or serve with your favorite dipping sauce (I like serving mine with honey mustard).
When finished, the chicken should be cooked through and the panko crumbs on the outside should be golden brown and crispy. Overcrowding can lead to the chicken not being as crispy or cooking as evenly.Ĭook the chicken for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway. Try not to overcrowd the air fryer and cook in batches if necessary. Once preheated, layer the drumsticks into the air fryer basket in a single layer. To cook the panko chicken drumsticks in the air fryer, start by preheating the air fryer to 400☏/200☌. Repeat this process with the remaining drumsticks. Press panko into the chicken to get as much to stick as possible. Lastly, transfer the chicken into the panko bowl and coat with as much of the panko breadcrumbs as possible. Then you want to dredge the chicken in the egg, until fully coated. Start by fully coating a chicken drumstick in the flour mixture. Mixing wet and dry will cause layers of crumbs and flour to form on you fingers. When crumbing, it is best to keep one hand for handling wet parts of the process and one hand for handling dry parts of the process. Spices don’t mix into the panko particularly well (and panko itself doesn’t have much flavor) so this is one of the best ways to add extra flavor to the dish.įill the second bowl with the beaten egg and the third bowl with the panko breadcrumbs. You will need 3 separate bowls (or plates) that are large enough to fit a drumstick in.įill the first bowl with the flour, salt and pepper, and any other spices you want to add to the chicken.
There are 3 stages to the crumbing of the chicken drumsticks: flour, egg, and panko. This is because it gets really crispy really easily and doesn’t absorb as much oil as normal breadcrumbs. Panko is ideal for using in an air fryer. Unlike normal breadcrumbs which are quite fine, panko is larger, lighter and crispier. Panko is a type of breadcrumb that originated in Japan.
These chicken drumsticks are amazingly crispy thanks to the panko combined with the air fryer! What is panko? They avoids all the mess of trying to fry the chicken in oil which makes them healthier in the process. Crispy panko crumbed chicken drumsticks really easy to cook in the air fryer.
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