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Smoked & Fried Crispy Chicken As part of @Thermapen ‘Big Flavours, Small Budgets’ series, I’ve decided to cook this delightful fakeaway fried chicken and I tell you what, it absolutely banged! Firstly, season your chicken with your favourite rub. You can try and replicate the big man with his secret blend of herbs & spaces or you can keep it simple and go with your favourite chicken seasoning. I’ve used @Spanglish Asadero Chipotle rub and it worked a treat. Set up your BBQ for indirect cooking – lit charcoal on one side, chicken on the other or if you have a heat deflector then set up for smoking. I’ve used 2 cherry chunks for smoke – more than I usually use on chicken but you’ll lose some of the smoke when frying. Cook the chicken at 150c until the internal temperature reaches 75c then remove and allow to cool Meanwhile, mix 2 eggs with some milk. Buttermilk is preferable but normal milk will work too. Next, season plenty of flour with your chicken seasoning. Heat your oil to 170c – you can use your @thermapen to give you the exact temperature. Coat the chicken in the egg mix then the flour mix then into the hot oil. Cook until internal temperature is at least 75c, again using your Thermapen to ensure its spot on. I like to take these to around 85c Serve with the sides of your choice. I went with corn on the cob, fries and a fakeaway chicken gravy that rivals the Colonels. Here’s the recipe… 1 chicken stock cube 1 beef stock cube 500ml boiling water 5tbsp butter 5tbsp flour 1/2tsp onion powder Salt & cracked black pepper Add the stock cubes to boiling water and stir to dissolve. Melt the butter over a medium heat then add the flour, onion powder & pepper and keep stirring. Slowly add the stock, stirring the whole time. It will thicken quickly, just keep stirring and simmer for 5-10 minutes until you have a gravy like consistency. Add more water if needed & check for seasoning, adding more if required So that’s it – smoked and fried chicken that wont break the bank, cooked to perfection using the Thermapen One. Give this a try, you wont be disappointed! #teamtemperature #friedchicken #fakeaway #chicken #bbqchicken #thesmokinelk #kfc #thermapen
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@thesmokinelk Smoked & Fried Crispy Chicken As part of @Thermapen ‘Big Flavours, Small Budgets’ series, I’ve decided to cook this delightful fakeaway fried chicken and I tell you what, it absolutely banged! Firstly, season your chicken with your favourite rub. You can try and replicate the big man with his secret blend of herbs & spaces or you can keep it simple and go with your favourite chicken seasoning. I’ve used @Spanglish Asadero Chipotle rub and it worked a treat. Set up your BBQ for indirect cooking – lit charcoal on one side, chicken on the other or if you have a heat deflector then set up for smoking. I’ve used 2 cherry chunks for smoke – more than I usually use on chicken but you’ll lose some of the smoke when frying. Cook the chicken at 150c until the internal temperature reaches 75c then remove and allow to cool Meanwhile, mix 2 eggs with some milk. Buttermilk is preferable but normal milk will work too. Next, season plenty of flour with your chicken seasoning. Heat your oil to 170c – you can use your @thermapen to give you the exact temperature. Coat the chicken in the egg mix then the flour mix then into the hot oil. Cook until internal temperature is at least 75c, again using your Thermapen to ensure its spot on. I like to take these to around 85c Serve with the sides of your choice. I went with corn on the cob, fries and a fakeaway chicken gravy that rivals the Colonels. Here’s the recipe… 1 chicken stock cube 1 beef stock cube 500ml boiling water 5tbsp butter 5tbsp flour 1/2tsp onion powder Salt & cracked black pepper Add the stock cubes to boiling water and stir to dissolve. Melt the butter over a medium heat then add the flour, onion powder & pepper and keep stirring. Slowly add the stock, stirring the whole time. It will thicken quickly, just keep stirring and simmer for 5-10 minutes until you have a gravy like consistency. Add more water if needed & check for seasoning, adding more if required So that’s it – smoked and fried chicken that wont break the bank, cooked to perfection using the Thermapen One. Give this a try, you wont be disappointed! #teamtemperature #friedchicken #fakeaway #chicken #bbqchicken #thesmokinelk #kfc #thermapen