Fried Chicken Wings

[cab2g]

Ok, so when I was a kid there was this one place that made the BEST fried spicy chicken wings. It put Hooters, KFC and just about any other restaurant I've been to shame. Sadly, they closed down in my younger years and I've never even been able to find chicken that is even cooked the same.

These wings had what I'd call a 'crumbly" breading that could almost be rubbed off with a finger, but somehow stayed on while frying. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? Are there any recipes out there for such a breading that'll stick to chicken?

I was thinking about trying to mix in a little egg into the dried breading to make a sort of wet sand type texture, but I am not sure if I'll get the end result I'm wanting. I also thought about mixing in bread crumbs for larger granularity. But that may still be too fine.

Are there any foodies out there that also like cars like me that can help me???

[brandotron]

Are you sure they were fried? That kind of breading sounds more like the result of baking--like Shake N Bake. Egg would turn it into more of a batter than a breading.

[cab2g]

Originally Posted by brandotron

Are you sure they were fried? That kind of breading sounds more like the result of baking--like Shake N Bake. Egg would turn it into more of a batter than a breading.

Yeah, that's the confusing part... they were greasy like they were fried and evenly golden brown all around. So I'm really thinking that they were fried. The breading did seem pretty delicate though. That's why I'm asking!

[cab2g]

Originally Posted by 1320junkie

1.Season your meat
2. Place seasoned meat in raw egg mixture..dont be afraid to add a little milk to your eggs.
3. roll meat in flour(you can add bread crumbs to your flour as well)
4. Fry your meat in deep fryer for 13 minutes or fry each side for 7 minutes
5. Place meat on paper towels to let the grease drain
6. Enjoy

My mom did something similar to this, but the results usually ended up in the breading being it's own layer that could easily be pulled off the chicken. I wonder how you can make it stick better! But seasoning the chicken first sounds like an awesome idea!

[Muscle Master]

Shouldn't you old guys be watching your cholesterol

[edog]

Why do you have to go there???

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by Muscle Master

Shouldn't you old guys be watching your cholesterol

See sig.

[Iroczlover]

Originally Posted by 1320junkie

Sorry I reread what i typed I wasnt quite clear..
you want to season your meat, roll it in flour..then dip it in your egg/butter milk mixture...then back in the flour again....leave it in the flour until you are ready to fry it..trust me..its what you are looking for

another way is soak the chicken in buttermilk over night (or the morning) then roll it in the season flour mix ( i season the flour over the meat) dip it back in the the buttermilk then back in the flour then fry.

Make sure you have different containers for each step.

[Iroczlover]

Originally Posted by 1320junkie

lol I watch to much food channel lol, learn this a few years ago by watching backyard 911 lol.

I also do this with boneless & skinless chicken cut in to strips lol.

OH make sure you dry your chicken before you start any of this, just wrap them in paper towels for a couple mins. then put them in the buttermilk,

Another way you can do this is do what we are currently doing, go down to big lots pick up several jars of Louisiana supreme Chicken wings sauce, dry your wings, fry for about 10mins making sure they are starting to turn brown, then pull them out, let them cool for a few mins, & using a flavor injector, inject some of the sauce in the wings then put in pan & cover with sauce & place in oven for 30mins

[cab2g]

wow, you guys are giving some good tips! Who would've thought you could get such good advice from a CAR forum!!! I definitely plan on experimenting, and buttermilk sounds like a good idea as well!

[Iroczlover]

Originally Posted by cab2g

wow, you guys are giving some good tips! Who would've thought you could get such good advice from a CAR forum!!! I definitely plan on experimenting, and buttermilk sounds like a good idea as well!

watch the food channel lol, good eats is a good show, anything with bobby flay, Iron chief is also a good show. lol

[springerpete]

Maybe the breading your talking about is done with corn or bran flakes that have been crushed. I have a friend that made an egg batter and then rolled his meatballs in this corn flake mixture. Then he deep fried it. Wow it was good.

That sounds like the breading you described.