Brooklyn Bowl Fried Chicken
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 4 large egg whites
- 1/2 cup matzo meal, or matzo crackers crushed with a rolling pin
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 medium chicken (about 3 pounds), cut into eight pieces (2 legs, 2 thighs, 4 breast pieces; save wings for stock)
- Fine sea salt
- freshly ground black and white pepper
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (see recipe)
- Honey, for serving
- Fill a large pot with oil to a depth of about 3 inches.
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat until a deep-fat thermometer reads 375 degrees.
- Meanwhile, whisk the egg whites in a large, shallow bowl.
- In a separate shallow bowl, combine the matzo meal and flour.
- Keeping the dark meat and the white separate, dip each chicken piece in egg white and let excess drip back into the bowl.
- Then roll each chicken piece in the matzo mix, and tap off excess.
- Carefully lower the chicken thighs and drumsticks into the oil.
- After 3 minutes, carefully add the breast pieces.
- (Keep the oil at 375 by adjusting heat as necessary.)
- Fry until dark gold, about 10 minutes more.
- Transfer the fried chicken to a paper-towel-lined plate.
- Sprinkle immediately with salt and pepper, then coat the pieces with the Cajun seasoning.
- Serve the chicken with honey, for dipping.
vegetable oil, egg whites, matzo meal, allpurpose, chicken, salt, freshly ground black, cajun seasoning, honey
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013438 (may not work)