There are some universal chicken cooking tips to help make cooking easier. They will save you from scattering fat in the kitchen, dampness inside the chicken and help reduce cooking time.
Chicken preparation
If you bought large pieces, then you should cut them into pieces of approximately the same size. The frying time will then be shortened and all the pieces will cook at the same time.
The chicken should be grated with salt and pepper for half an hour before cooking and left on the kitchen counter at room temperature. This will make the chicken tasty on the inside and will ensure that it is not soggy on the inside.
You should not marinate chicken in various spices. A large amount of spices will burn in the pan during the frying process, and it will be difficult to remove the burning smell even with the hood turned on. Use salt and black pepper as a safe bet.
Soy sauce is best for small pieces. So it is better absorbed.
If you put chicken in the pan and the liquid marinade gets there, then it will begin to stew, not fry. This will ensure that the chicken is not browned, juicy and as tasty as when fried.
If you marinated the chicken in a liquid marinade, or if it juiced when marinating, then simply put it in a colander for 5 minutes before frying. This will save you fat splattering in different directions.
Frying
Use a frying pan with a low side up to 5 cm. Select the diameter relative to the amount of chicken. The larger the chicken, the larger the pan.
Put the chicken only in a frying pan with hot sunflower oil. Pour four tablespoons of oil into the pan, turn on the maximum heat on the stove, heat the pan for 3-4 minutes and you can start frying.
After putting the chicken in the pan, you need to cover it with a lid. After 4-5 minutes, turn all the pieces over and cover again. After another five minutes of cooking under the lid, the chicken is ready to serve.
If you don't have a lid for this skillet, you can use a smaller lid or fry the chicken without a lid at all. But at the same time, the heat under the pan should be reduced to medium and cook for 5 minutes longer.
Follow these simple tips and fried chicken will always delight you with its taste and ease of preparation.
