How To Make Breading Stick To Chicken

Season your flour using spices like paprika thyme salt mustard powder parmesan cheese or other ingredients of your choosing.

How to make breading stick to chicken. For thicker breading and if you dont mind gummy hands try a 3 stage approach. This will help the egg dry and attach to the chicken better. You can thin out thick yogurts by adding a splash of milk.

Dip the chicken breast into the beaten egg. I just made a delicious batch of skinless fried chicken but the batter always slides off the chicken when I make it this way. Mayonnaise is thick creamy and contains fat just like egg.

Too much water will make the bread crumbs wet and not stick to the chicken well. The trick to making the breading stick is to dry the surface of the chicken and then create a glue-like surface with a flour and egg blend. Season the chicken with salt and pepper then dredge in all-purpose flour so that there is a thin even coating of flour.

Flip it over and dip the other side into the eggs as well. Any dry spices you want to put in can go in the flour. Add desired seasoning to.

I read on Cooks Illustrated that resting battered but not fried chicken helps. Add enough milk or yogurt to a bowl and submerge the item before rolling it in the breading. Make sure the breadcrumbs completely cover the chicken making a nice thick coating.

In a bowl whisk one or more eggs with a teaspoon of water or oil depending on the amount of chicken. Carefully set the meat in the hot oil avoiding splatters. Pour enough oil in the pan to come halfway up the side of the chicken.