Crispy Pan-Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Simple, very tasty, easy, for every day for the whole family! Chicken drumstick in a frying pan with a crispy crust turns out to be very tender and juicy due to preliminary marinating. You can serve it with any side dish, even the driest ones like boiled rice or buckwheat. Especially if you add sauce.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Ethan Rowley
Crispy Pan-Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

243
Calories
20g
Fat
3g
Carbs
17g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Vegetable oil 30 g
Chicken 900 g
Basil (dry) 1 tbsp
Soy sauce 50 ml

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make chicken drumstick in a frying pan with a crispy crust? Prepare the necessary ingredients. You can take the chicken in any form — drumsticks, thighs, breast or wings. Iʼll cook chicken drumsticks. The most important thing is that the chicken is fresh and has light pink skin, without plaque. And it was dry and clean. Choose chilled chicken. If it has already been frozen, then the finished dish risks becoming dry and tough.

Step 2

Step 2
To give the finished dish a spicy taste and aroma, the chicken must be marinated for a short time. To prepare the marinade, use a bowl suitable for marinating. Pour soy sauce into it and add a little salt, dried basil and ground black pepper to it. Mix everything. When using soy sauce in a marinade, be careful when adding salt as it itself adds salt to the dish.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the chicken drumsticks in the resulting marinade and roll them in until the marinade covers them on all sides. Cover the bowl with a lid or cling film and leave to stand for 1 hour at room temperature. If you plan to cook in a few hours, you can put the chicken in the refrigerator for marinating.

Step 4

Step 4
Before frying, place the drumsticks on a paper towel and pat them well to remove excess moisture. If the chicken is wet, then when placing it in the pan there will be splashes of hot oil and when frying, all this moisture will interfere with the formation of a fried crust.

Step 5

Step 5
Heat the frying pan until hot and pour a little vegetable oil on it. Place chicken drumsticks in hot oil. Fry them over high heat on both sides for a couple of minutes. During this time, a crust will form on the chicken. The outside of the meat will be sealed, as it were, and will retain all the juices inside the piece.

Step 6

Step 6
After a golden crust has formed, reduce the heat and continue frying for another 10 minutes on each side. In order for the crust to be preserved, there is no need to cover it with a lid.

Step 7

Step 7
Serve the finished chicken hot. Can be supplemented with any side dish or fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

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