Chicken drumstick in a frying pan with a crispy crust

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make chicken drumstick in a frying pan with a crispy crust? Prepare the necessary ingredients. You can take the chicken in any form - drumsticks, thighs, breast or wings. I will cook chicken drumsticks. The most important thing is that the chicken is fresh and has light pink skin, without plaque. And it was dry and clean. Choose chilled chicken. If it has already been frozen, then the finished dish risks becoming dry and tough.

2. STEP 2

   

   To give the finished dish a spicy taste and aroma, the chicken must be marinated for a short time. To prepare the marinade, take a bowl convenient for marinating. Pour soy sauce into it and add a little salt, dried basil and ground black pepper to it. Mix everything. When using soy sauce in a marinade, be careful with adding salt, as it itself adds salt to the dish.

3. STEP 3

   

   Fold the chicken drumsticks into the resulting marinade and roll them so that the marinade covers them on all sides. Cover the bowl with a lid or cling film and leave to stand for 1 hour at room temperature. If you plan to cook in a few hours, you can put the chicken in the refrigerator for marinating.

4. STEP 4

   

   Before frying, place the drumsticks on a paper towel and pat them well to remove excess moisture. If the chicken is wet, then when placing it in the pan there will be splashes of hot oil and when frying, all this moisture will interfere with the formation of a fried crust.

5. STEP 5

   

   Heat the frying pan until hot and pour a little vegetable oil on it. Place chicken drumsticks in the hot oil. Fry them over high heat on both sides for a couple of minutes. During this time, a crust will form on the chicken. The outside of the meat will be sealed, as it were, and will retain all the juices inside the piece.

6. STEP 6

   

   After a golden crust has formed, reduce the heat and continue frying for another 10 minutes on each side. In order for the crust to be preserved, there is no need to cover it with a lid.

7. STEP 7

   

   Serve the finished chicken hot. Can be supplemented with any side dish or fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Alina

21.12.2023

4.9

I really love fried chicken with a crust, but it doesn’t always work out. The chicken may turn out soft and without any crust at all. I found a recipe for chicken drumsticks in a frying pan with a crispy crust. I wanted to know a few tips to make sure the chicken turns out crispy. I marinated the drumsticks with soy sauce, salt, pepper and basil. I put it in the refrigerator for an hour. Next, I patted the chicken dry with a paper towel as directed in the recipe. Heat up the vegetable oil and fry the drumsticks on both sides. The chicken really turned out golden brown with a very rich flavor thanks to the marinade. I will definitely make this recipe again!

Lisa M

21.12.2023

4.6

I really liked the recipe! Chicken drumstick in a frying pan with a crispy crust, juicy and rosy. I love soy sauce, it adds a unique piquancy. Very tasty! Thank you very much for the recipe!