Chinese Five Spice Fried Chicken Drumsticks

5 from 6 votes

Chinese Five Spice Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Everybody loves a good fried chicken but five spice fried chicken is over-the-top delicious and is literally as easy as adding some five-spice powder and fresh ground white pepper to the chicken.

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Chicken and Poultry

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 480kcal

Author: Sarah

Ingredients

12 chicken legs
salt and black pepper (to taste)
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon five-spice powder (divided)
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (190g)
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon white pepper
peanut or vegetable oil (for frying)

Instructions

Rinse your chicken legs under cold running water. Put them in a large bowl and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and half of the five-spice powder. In a medium bowl, whisk together your 2 eggs and tablespoon of water. Add to the chicken, and toss everything together.
In shallow baking dish, stir together the flour, baking powder, white pepper, and the other half of the five spice powder. Fill a cast iron skillet slightly less than halfway with oil, and heat to 360 degrees.
Take each drumstick and allow the excess egg to drip off. Thoroughly coat in the flour mixture, and shake off any excess. Lay them in the oil, four at a time.
Fry each batch of chicken for 14 minutes, maintaining a temperature of 350 degrees (the oil will cool right down when you add the chicken), and flipping them about halfway through, until crispy and golden brown. Serve!

Nutrition

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