American-style fried rooster will get marinated in buttermilk earlier than flouring and frying. For the Andaluz model, I’ve used yogurt as an alternative. (Enable a minimum of two hours or in a single day to marinate the rooster items.) I’ve used plenty of pimentón de la Vera, smoked paprika, each candy and picante, scorching, for my seasoned flour. And, in fact, the rooster is fried in additional virgin olive oil.
The olive oil for frying needn’t be your most interesting. In heating, the oil loses among the fragrant organoleptic qualities which can be current in uncooked oil. Use sufficient oil to come back as much as a depth of about 1 inch within the pan.
Warmth the oil to about 360ºF /180ºC, which is nicely beneath the smoking level of olive oil. Don’t crowd the rooster items. Decrease the warmth to medium so the rooster cooks slowly with out browning too shortly. If the temperature is simply too excessive, the pimentón (paprika) within the seasoned flour coating will darken. Flip the items after six to eight minutes and fry till the reverse aspect is browned. The rooster needs to be cooked by means of and golden-brown on the outside. You will have to chop into one piece to check for doneness. Or take a look at with an instant-read thermometer within the thickest a part of a drumstick—it ought to learn 165ºF.
Olive oil used for frying might be strained and used once more. Retailer it, lined, in a cool place shielded from mild.
For my fried rooster, I’ve used all drumsticks, so timing is simpler. You might use an entire, cut-up rooster
Use plain flour and positive dry breadcrumbs or substitute gluten-free flour and crumbs for breading the rooster. You’ll not want the entire spice mix for seasoning the flour. The rest might be saved in a jar and used for meat, fish, greens.
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| Yogurt marinade. |
Serves 4
For the marinade:
½ cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pimentón de la Vera (smoked paprika)
½ teaspoon grated lemon zest
Milk or water to dilute the marinade
8 rooster drumsticks (about 2 kilos)
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| Seasoning mix. |
For the seasoning mix:
2 tablespoons pimentón de la Vera (smoked paprika)
1 teaspoon pimentón de la Vera picante (scorching smoked paprika)
1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon crumbled oregano
Pinch of celery seeds
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| Flour, crumbs, seasoning. |
For the seasoned flour:
1 cup flour, common or gluten-free
¼ cup positive dry breadcrumbs, common or gluten-free
1 tablespoon seasoning mix
For breading and frying the rooster:
1 medium egg
2 teaspoons water
Olive oil for frying
For the marinade: Whisk collectively the yogurt, salt, pimentón and lemon zest. Add about ¼ cup of milk to skinny the marinade.
Place the rooster in a bowl and pour over the marinade. Add the rooster items and switch them to cowl the entire items. Cowl the bowl and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours and as much as 8 hours.
When able to fry the rooster, drain the items of extra marinade.
For the seasoning mix:
Combine collectively the 2 sorts of pimentón, black pepper, salt, cumin, garlic powder, thyme, oregano and celery seeds. Only one tablespoon of the spice mix is required for the seasoned flour. Retailer the rest in a tightly capped jar.
For the seasoned flour:
Mix the flour, common or gluten-free, with the breadcrumbs and seasoning mix. Unfold the seasoned flour in a rimmed tray or shallow bowl.
Beat the egg with the two teaspoons of water. Place in a shallow bowl.
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| Drumsticks frying in olive oil. |
Dredge the drained rooster drumsticks within the flour, coat them in crushed egg and dredge them once more within the flour. Pat off extra flour and lay the breaded rooster items on a baking sheet in a single layer.
Warmth the oil in a deep skillet or pan. (See headnotes for extra about amount of oil and frying temperature.) Place a layer of drumsticks within the oil and decrease the warmth to medium. Fry the rooster slowly till golden-brown on one aspect (about 6 minutes). Rigorously flip the items and fry them on the reverse aspect till browned. Take away and drain the fried rooster on paper towels or on a wire rack set over a pan to catch any drips.
Take away and drain the fried rooster on paper towels or on a wire rack set over a pan to catch any drips.
Serve rooster scorching, room temperature or chilly.
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