If you are looking for a new way to cook chicken drumsticks, try these breaded chicken drumsticks which are juicy with just the right amount of crunch. The chicken is crunchy with wonderful seasoning from paprika, and it gets served with some chili sauce which imparts some sweetness and spiciness.
To make these breaded chicken drumsticks for an easy dinner, you start by cutting the meat at the bottom of each drumstick so that you can push the meat upward, revealing the bone. Then, they get soaked in buttermilk before being breaded and fried.
What are Breaded Chicken Drumsticks?
These breaded chicken drumsticks are chicken drumsticks that have been breaded and fried in hot oil. While drumsticks are often baked in the oven, frying them in hot oil helps the coating become extra golden and crisp.
The coating for these drumsticks is delicious as the flour is mixed with paprika, salt, and pepper. The drizzle of chili sauce at the end takes this chicken recipe over the top as it adds some stickiness, sweetness, and spice.
Pro Tips
- Soaking the chicken in buttermilk will help flavor the meat while also making it more tender.
- Use one hand to dip the chicken in the dry ingredients and the other hand to dip it in the wet ingredients so that the mixture doesn’t cake onto your hands.
- Feel free to add more seasonings to the flour mixture such as chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and herbs.
- If you don’t love chili sauce, you could also serve the drumsticks with honey, hot honey, hot sauce, or apricot jam that has been warmed up to make it more fluid.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Make Crispy Breaded Chicken Drumsticks?
Coating the drumsticks with breadcrumbs goes a long way to giving the chicken a crispy coating. But, what really takes it over the top is plunging the chicken into hot oil so that the coating becomes crispy and browned.
How to Get Breadcrumbs to Stick to Chicken Drumsticks?
The best way to get breadcrumbs to stick to chicken drumsticks is to first dip them in flour followed by egg. Then, the chicken will have a perfectly sticky coating for the breadcrumbs to adhere to.
Can I Use Panko Breadcrumbs Instead?
Yes, if you don’t have traditional dry breadcrumbs, you could definitely use panko instead. The panko may impart an even crunchier texture to the chicken as it has larger crumbs than regular breadcrumbs.
How to Store Breaded Chicken Drumsticks
Leftover chicken drumsticks can be stored in a sealed container for up to 4 to 5 days. Reheating them in an airfryer or oven will then help crisp them up again so that they are similar to when they came out of the fryer.
Ingredients
How to Make Crispy Breaded Chicken Drumsticks
Cut into the meat at the base of each chicken drumstick and push the meat up. Place the chicken in a bowl, cover them with buttermilk, and allow them to soak in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Cut into the meat at the base of each chicken drumstick and push the meat up. Place the chicken in a bowl, cover them with buttermilk, and allow them to soak in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight.
In a bowl, whisk the flour with the paprika and pepper. Whisk two eggs in a bowl.
In a bowl, whisk the flour with the paprika and pepper. Whisk two eggs in a bowl.
Coat the chicken in the flour followed by the egg.
Coat the chicken in the flour followed by the egg.
Coat the chicken in the breadcrumbs. Fry them in a pot of hot oil (350 F/180 C) until golden and cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Coat the chicken in the breadcrumbs. Fry them in a pot of hot oil (350 F/180 C) until golden and cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Brush them with chili sauce and serve.
Brush them with chili sauce and serve.
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