Crispy Juicy Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Crispy Juicy Fried Chicken Drumsticks is on the menu today and I am going to show you how to make fried chicken crispy on the outside and juicy inside. I will be using only drumsticks in this recipe but you can you either thighs or drumsticks or both. You can use any seasoning you choose to use but I will be listing the seasonings I used. Let’s get started.
- 5 Pieces Chicken Drumsticks
- 1/2 Teaspoon Rosemary
- 1/2 Teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1/2 Seasoning Cube
- Mustard
- 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- Oil for frying (your choice)
- Salt and Pepper
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Clean the chicken drumsticks and pat dry. Set aside and wash your hands
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Half the seasonings (rosemary, dried oregano, salt, onion powder, seasoning cube) and sprinkle one part of the seasoning on the chicken and mix.
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Add flour, the remaining seasonings and cornstarch and mix.
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Coat the chicken drumsticks with mustard enough to cover all the drumsticks. I prefer mustard to using eggs mixture and flour. This reduces all the breading on the chicken and gets a perfect crispy.
TIP:
You can use a paper bag or a ziplock bag to do the mixing, just put the chicken in the bag with the mustard, close the bag and mix.
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Coat the chicken drumsticks with the flour mixtures by using another bag or a plate (you can do it on a baking sheet too). Make sure all the chickens are covered.
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Separate on a baking sheet (don't forget to shake off the excess flour on the chickens) and set aside.
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Heat oil (enough to cover the chicken) in a large dutch oven or fryer and heat up to 350 degrees F.
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Drop the chicken 2-3 at a time and fry. Make sure you rotate the chicken while frying, fry until golden brown and the internal cook all through and reaches 165 degrees in temperature.
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Drop the fried chicken on a rack to drain all the oil.
Before you fry the next batch make sure the oil is hot and reaches 350 degrees F.
Continue until you fry all the chickens.
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Let the chicken cool.
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Serve and enjoy.
You can add more seasonings of your choice to seasoning the chicken. like paprika, cayenne etcetera. Make it your own and enjoy.
I accidentally screwed up this recipe and it turned out to be WONDERFUL! I mistakenly mixed all of the herbs (I used fresh herbs) with the mustard (I used yellow mustard and Dijon) and marinated the drumsticks in a baggie in the mustard mixture for 1 1/2 hours.. No seasoning cube in my cupboard so I omitted it. Combined corn starch, flour, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, salt and paprika in another baggie and coated the chicken in it. Fried according to your directions. I’ll be making this one again!
Great! Thank you for your feedback.
I always love that you give tips to help with cooking.
Thank you for stopping by, Jenny!
I made the fried chicken with your recipe, it was a hit!!! Awesome recipe!
Thank you for your feedback, Michelle. I’m glad it turned good.
yummy yummy yum yummmm