Gluten-Free Garlic Fried Chicken

By Tiffy Cooks

4.34 from 3 votes

EXTRA CRISPY Garlic Fried Chicken recipe is hands down my favorite fried chicken recipe ever! Crispy, juicy, savory garlic fried chicken is finger-licking good, AND it's gluten-free. With a few secret tips, I can promise that your fried chicken will be fail-proof, crispy on the outside, and juicy on the inside. If you are a vegetarian, don’t worry, I got you! You need to try my popcorn mushroom recipe that is also super crispy and gluten-free.

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Prep Time:30

Cook Time:20

Total Time:50

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American, Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese

Diet: Gluten Free

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Servings: Fried Chicken

Calories: 512kcal

Ingredients

6 Chicken Thigh skin on & bone-in
2.5 tbsp Tamari (GF) or Soy Sauce, which is NOT gluten free
2 tbsp Garlic minced
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Black Pepper
3 tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine optional

Batter:

½ cup Corn Starch
1 cup Rice Flour
2 Eggs
⅓ cup Soda Water COLD
2 tsp Garlic Powder
1.5 tsp Paprika
2 tsp Chili Powder optional
1 tbsp Chicken Powder optional
Salt & Pepper

Instructions

Optional: cut a slit along the bone of the chicken thigh to open up the chicken, this will help the chicken fry more evenly and the chicken to not curl up.
Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, minced garlic, garlic powder, black pepper, and Chinese cooking wine for at least 20 minutes or overnight.
To prepare the batter, mix corn starch, rice flour, eggs, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, chicken powder, season with salt and pepper, and ice-cold soda water.
Add in the chicken and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
In a pan, add in oil (I am using grapeseed oil), and bring it to 150 C. Add the chicken legs into the oil and fry for 6-7 minutes.
Remove the chicken, increase the heat to 180 C and fry for another 2-3 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.

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Notes

Optional: cut a slit along the bone of the chicken thigh to open up the chicken, this will help the chicken fry more evenly and the chicken to not curl up.

Nutrition

Calories: 512kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 29gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 204mgSodium: 767mgPotassium: 433mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 651IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg