Are you craving delicious fried chicken, but were you actually watching your calories? No worries:with these simple and practical tips you can make fried chicken in a healthy way. At least as tasty and at least a lot better for you! Are you ready for it?
huh? Isn't that what makes the chicken crispy…? Not if you fry your chicken! What makes fried chicken crispy is the layer you make around it, often made of flour and herbs. So you can easily leave out the skin without losing flavor. And that makes your chicken a lot healthier, because the skin often contains quite a bit of fat.
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The best way to make fried chicken? Marinating your chicken in buttermilk! The buttermilk breaks down the proteins in the meat, making it more tender when you cook it. It also gives you the opportunity to put garlic or even a hot sauce in your chicken. You can let your chicken marinate for as long as you want, from 30 minutes to even 8 hours. Usually 'the longer, the better' applies, but be careful not to let the chicken marinate for too long. That makes it quite squishy…
Instead of frying your chicken in a bath of hot oil, you can also choose to spray your chicken with cooking spray before you fry it. With cooking spray you give your chicken an even layer of oil without consuming too many calories. It also ensures that your breading layer stays on your chicken; you no longer have to spread oil over your chicken or turn it over in the pan. And it also ensures that your breading layer does not stick to your oven rack. How handy?!
How to make fried chicken without frying? Which can! If you want to make healthier fried chicken, it's better to 'fry' it in the oven. Use a baking dish and preheat your oven. A hot oven is an ideal tool to get a crispy crust and bake your food quickly. Your deep fryer not only ensures that you consume a lot more calories because you have to use more oil, it also takes longer before you can achieve the really crispy result. So choose the oven!
