We recently bought a small deep fryer. One of the things we've been wanting to try is frying our own version of KFC. Hubby decided to just give it a go and attempted a keto-friendly breading using coconut flour as the base. You'll need brined chickens to fry (we had thighs this time around), 1-2 egg whites, 1 cup coconut flour, 1 tbs kosher salt, 1/2 tbs chili powder, 1/2 tbs smoked paprika, ground pepper to season and lots of canoloa oil.
Dip chicken into scrambled egg whites. Set aside.
In a bowl, mix the coconut flour, salt, chili powder, smoked paprika and ground black pepper.
Dredged the chicken into your breading and ensure full coverage.
We saved the yolk to try and deep fry as well.
Breaded yolks.
Pour oil into fryer. Preheat to 375°F. Fry the chicken thighs for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
(We fried the egg yolks for 20-30 seconds. Cool before attempting to eat.)
Our fried chicken was totally amazeballs! Super juicy and super tender with a delicious crunch! Best of all, it is keto-friendly!!
Side note: We might need to look into how to get the breading to adhere better to the chicken. A lot of the breading fell to the bottom of the fryer. :(
