Dominican Fried Chicken Chicharrones De Pollo Food

FRIED CHICKEN CHUNKS (CHICHARRONES DE POLLO) DOMINICAN

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, rum, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, adobo seasoning, onion powder, pepper, coriander, and sazon seasoning in a bowl; stir. Cover and allow to marinate in refrigerator 4 hours.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat to about 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Spread the flour into the bottom of a shallow dish. Coat each piece of marinated chicken with flour.
• Fry the coated chicken pieces in the hot oil in small batches until no longer pink in the center and golden brown on the outside, 5 to 10 minutes.

CHICHARRONES DE POLLO | DOMINICAN FRIED CHICKEN | MADE TO ORDER | CHEF ZEE COOKS

Steps:

• Brine chicken with white vinegar, cold water, & salt
• Brine & let rest for 30mins to an 1hour
• Afterwards, drain & rinse chicken
• Season with adobo, Dominican orégano, fresh thyme, tiny bit of cumin, sazón con achiote, fresh smashed garlic, & freshly squeezed limes
• Mix everything until it's well combine. Let marinate for at least 1hour or overnight
• In a separate bowl, season flour with garlic powder, onion powder, a touch of adobo *optional. Mix in all the ingredients making sure it's well combined
• Now dred chicken with flour making sure to dust off any extra flour
• Heat up canola or vegetable oil until it's really hot. ~350 degrees
• Slowly add in chicken and stir every once in awhile
• Fry chicken until golden brown
• Remove chicken and drain excess oil onto a paper towel
• Enjoy with freshly squeezed limes

CHICHARRONES DE POLLO (CHICKEN DOMINICAN-REPUBLIC STYLE)

Steps:

• Combine marinade ingredients in a plastic zipper bag.
• Add chicken strips and marinate in refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
• Combine flour, paprika, pepper and salt in another zipper bag.
• Transfer chicken strips to flour mixture, coating evenly.
• Heat oil over medium-high heat and fry chicken in batches of 4 strips (don't overcrowd; oil will cool down too much during cooking), taking about 4 minutes per side to brown outside and thoroughly cook insides.
• When done, transfer chicken strips to a plate lined with paper towels, and lightly sprinkle with salt.
• Cook remaining batches of strips, keeping others warm in a low-temp oven.

DOMINICAN STYLE CHICHARRON ( FRIED PORK SKINS)

Steps:

• Place pork, water salt and oregano in a large pan. squeeze the juice from the lime in with the rest of the ingredients. Place on high until it comes to a boil then turn to med.- high. Continue cooking uncovered until all the water is absored. The pork will then produce its own oil to fry. Continue cooking the meat until meat is crispy but not burned and brown in color.
• Remeove and drain on paper towels. Serve with lime and hot sauce. (optional).