Fragrant and tender copper hammer chicken leg

By LeeWeimann

Fragrant and tender copper hammer chicken leg
The method of making copper hammer chicken legs comes from Taoyuan copper hammer chicken legs. It is said to be Hunan cuisine and is named because its shape resembles a copper hammer. Because Taoyuan chicken legs are thick and the meat is delicate, the copper hammer chicken legs are fragrant and delicious.

Recipe Recommendations

  • chicken legs 6 rats
  • ginger slices appropriate amount
  • onion appropriate amount
  • dry starch appropriate amount
  • eggs of 2
  • oil appropriate amount
  • pepper 20 grains
  • white sugar 1 tablespoon
  • cooking wine 2 tablespoons
  • white pepper a little

Steps for Fragrant and tender copper hammer chicken leg

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Use a knife to cut the side of the chicken leg that connects the thigh and cut off the tendons. For this step, you can refer to my previous detailed explanation of bone removal on the chicken leg, but you don't have to separate the chicken and the bones completely.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Put the chicken legs into a basin, add cooking wine, spring onion, ginger slices, pepper, white sugar, salt, and white pepper, massage with your hands and marinate for 20-30 minutes (Figure 3).
  • Make  step 2
    3
    After the chicken is marinated, remove the seasoning inside, leaving only the chicken, sprinkle with a large tablespoon of dry starch, add half of the egg white, and mix well with your hands.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Add another egg white to the remaining half of the egg white and stir to foam.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Pour a lot of oil into the pan, wait for the oil 3 to mature, and wrap the chicken legs one by one with a layer of dry starch
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Then wrap the egg foam with a layer of egg foam
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Put it in an oil pan, change to medium heat and slowly fry until the surface is golden yellow. After everything has turned golden yellow, you can pick up the pot and plate it up. You can eat it directly, or you can use a dipping plate: ketchup or a dry plate (pepper noodles, chili noodles, etc.) according to your taste.
  • Fragrant and tender copper hammer chicken leg Make Tips

    1. Since it is deep-fried, be sure to use plenty of oil. The oil shouldn't be too hot when you put them in the pot; wait until all of them are in before turning the heat to medium and letting it fry slowly until golden brown. 2. Fried foods are very delicious, but since fried food is not very healthy, it is better to eat less of it.