Main Courses Recipes - Fried Chicken in Batter
Recipe
Ingredients
8 chicken thighs
(skinned and boned)
2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
Juice of 2
lemons
Vegetable oil for
deep-frying
For the batter:
100g/4oz plain flour
2 eggs
200ml/7fl oz lager
2 tablespoons
olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons dried oregano
12 teaspoon
chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Serves 4
Method:
Put the chicken thighs in a deep dish, add the
garlic, pour over the lemon juice and toss to coat.
Cover with Clingfilm and refrigerate overnight.
Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and allow
it to come to room temperature before cooking.
To
make the batter, in a mixing bowl mix the flour,
eggs, lager, olive oil, salt, oregano, chili flakes
and black pepper. Whisk until smooth and leave to
stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
Heat the oil
for deep-flying and stir the batter. Wipe the
marinade from the chicken and pat dry with kitchen
paper, then coat in the batter.
Fry the chicken in 2
batches, for about 8 minutes each, turning once.
Serve hot.