A home cook has wowed KFC with her recipe to recreate their chicken drumsticks. Photo / Instagram
If you're having KFC withdrawals in lockdown you're not alone, and one woman may have the solution.
Ernestina Agyei, 30, from London, revealed she mixes flour and spices before deep-frying chicken in oil, to recreate her beloved KFC.
While they're keeping their 11 herb and spice formula a tightly guarded secret, after she posted the recipe online KFC dubbed her fried chicken "exquisite" and gave her a score of 9/10.
1. Mix 1 cup of flour, with one 1 tablespoon of the following: - sea salt, thyme, orengano, garlic salt, ground ginger, black pepper, onion powder, slap ya mamma (which is a mix of black pepper, red pepper and garlic) and two tablespoons of paprika
2. Add 1 tablespoon of aromat
3. Add one table of crushed chilli and set aside
4. Mix one cup of flour, 1/2 cup of oat milk, one egg, and sprinkle of salt, pepper.
5. Add half a grated nutmeg into the mixture
6. Season chicken with aromat
7. Coat chicken with plain flour
8. Coat chicken with batter
9. Coat chicken with seasoned batter mix
10. Coat well in the flour and shake off any excess
11. Deep fry chicken in hot oil. Repeat for each drumstick
12. Cook on high heat for 15 minutes
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