Today’s culinary voyage was inspired by Sarah fancying some chicken from the famous fried chicken shop with the red and white sign.  I decided that with a little research, my spice shelf, a kilo of chicken drumsticks and a deep fryer (I know, I know) I could probably produce something similar.  Many people claim to have found the secret spice mix. My quick simple version is a variation of those that others have shared online, using ingredients readily available in UK supermarkets. It does taste very similar to the fast-food version and at least I know where my chicken has come from this way.  Enjoy.

Not-So-Secret Spice mix:
1 Heaped Teaspoon Dried Basil
1 Heaped Teaspoon Ground Ginger
1 Heaped Teaspoon Mustard Powder
1 Heaped Teaspoon Dried Oregano
1 Heaped Teaspoon Salt
1 Heaped Teaspoon Thyme
1 Tablespoon Celery Salt
1 Tablespoon Ground Black Pepper
1 Tablespoon Garlic Salt
1 Tablespoon Hot Paprika
3 Tablespoons White Pepper

Other Ingredients:
1 Mug Plain Flour
1 Egg
25ml Milk
1kg Chicken Drumsticks (you could use thighs either but they might take a bit longer to cook)

Method:

1. Remove chicken from fridge and allow to warm up to room temperature – this took about an hour or so.
2. Measure spices out and mix in a large bowl.
3. Mix flour into spices.
4. Beat egg and milk in a large bowl.
5. Toss a piece of chicken first in the flour mix, then roll in the egg and milk to coat, then roll again in the flour mix until thoroughly coated and place on a clean plate.
6. Repeat for all the chicken pieces.
7. Heat deep fryer (you could deep fry in a pan either…) to 170c and fry the coated chicken pieces in small batches for approx. 12-13 minutes until thoroughly cooked.