Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Name: Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 8 chicken drumsticks; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters hot pepper sauce; 1 teaspoons salt; 710 milliliters vegetable oil for frying; 2 Tbsps yellow cornmeal

Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 28g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 440 calories. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Southern food. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up chicken drumsticks, flour, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Remove skin from chicken and place in a resealable plastic bag.

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Whole Chicken

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Ziploc Bags

Pour sauce over chicken, seal bag, and refrigerate to marinate for at least 1 hour, up to 24 hours. The longer the chicken marinates, the spicier it will be.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Combine the flour, cornmeal, and salt in another resealable plastic bag.

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Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Ziploc Bags

Add the drumsticks, seal bag, and shake to coat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Shake

Fry the chicken, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until juices run clear. Turn occasionally to brown evenly.

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Whole Chicken

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Ziploc Bags

Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

chicken drumsticks 79milliliters

all-purpose flour 59milliliters

hot pepper sauce 1teaspoons

salt 710milliliters

vegetable oil for frying 2Tbsps

yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try RELAX Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 10 dollars per bottle.