Popcorn Chicken

Name: Popcorn Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600g chicken thighs, diced small; 300ml buttermilk; 200g plain flour; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp cayenne; 1 tsp onion powder; salt and pepper to taste; oil for deep frying; hot sauce to serve

Crispy American-style popcorn chicken with a buttermilk marinade and seasoned coating. Double-dipping each piece back through the buttermilk and flour builds the extra-crunchy, craggy coating these are known for.

Total time

140 min

Prep

125 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

600gchicken thighs, diced small

300mlbuttermilk

200gplain flour

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspcayenne

1 tsponion powder

salt and pepperto taste

oilfor deep frying

hot sauceto serve

Instructions

Marinate chicken in buttermilk 2 hours.

Mix flour with all spices.

Dredge each piece of chicken in seasoned flour.

Double-dip: back in buttermilk then flour again.

Deep-fry at 175°C for 4–5 minutes.

Drain and serve with hot sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

467

Protein

54.5g

Fat

6.8g

Carbs

43.4g

Fiber

1.9g

Sodium

192mg

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