Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Fried or "breaded" chicken is a popular Slovenian home-cooked dish, typically served with fries, potato salad, roasted or fried potatoes. You can fry all parts of the chicken, but the drumsticks and wings are especially considered a delicacy. Written sources from the 17th century indicate that fried drumsticks and wings were once a very popular dish in a famous Ljubljana inn, and workers (porters) particularly enjoyed them as a snack. And since žganci (a traditional Slovenian dish) was also a very common dish, often consumed by the poorer classes, fried chicken parts were nicknamed "flying žganci".

Details

  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 8 pieces Meat, chicken, loaves

  • 0.5 teaspoons Salt, table

  • 80 g Wheat flour, white, multi-purpose

  • 2 piece Egg, fresh

  • 100 g Breadcrumbs, dried

  • pieces Oil, vegetable oil, canola

Steps

  1. Rinse the chicken drumsticks under running water and dry them thoroughly with paper towels. Season the drumsticks with salt.

  2. Prepare three plates - two shallow and one deep. Crack the eggs into the deep plate and whisk them well with a whisk or fork. Place the flour on one shallow plate and the breadcrumbs on the other. First, coat the seasoned drumsticks in flour on all sides, then dip them into the egg mixture, and finally roll them in the breadcrumbs.

  3. Heat the frying oil well in a deep pan or a suitably large pot. Gradually fry the breaded chicken drumsticks in the hot oil. Fry the drumsticks for about 10 minutes or until the breadcrumbs turn a nice golden brown. Remove the fried drumsticks from the oil with a slotted spoon and place them on a plate lined with paper towels. Let the excess oil drain off.

  4. Serve the fried drumsticks on plates. Offer them with lemon slices and a side dish of your choice.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 189.63 kcal
  • Fat: 7.25 g
    • Saturated Fat: 1.87 g
  • Carbohydrates: 10.22 g
    • Sugars: 0.47 g
  • Protein: 17.08 g
  • Fiber: 0.39 g

Advice

Fry in a large amount of fat. The food should float in it. It is best to use fats that do not contain water for frying. The fat is hot enough for frying when small bubbles form around a wooden spoon handle. If frying larger drumsticks, make a few cuts in them before breading to ensure the meat cooks more evenly.