How to cook chicken in batter

Prepare chicken fillets. To do this, rinse it under cool water, allow to drain excess moisture and chop into small pieces.

Prepare the batter. To do this, break the eggs, stir the yolks to proteins, stir in the flour with constant stirring, bring to a uniform consistency. If in the process of preparing a batter has formed lumps, leave it for 10 minutes, during which time they swell. Then mash them with a fork on the edge of the dish. - Mix everything again. You can use a whisk when whisking. The consistency of the batter should be slightly thicker than pancake dough. If the batter is more liquid, it will drain from the fillets in the pan. Add the salt and pepper.

In a pan heat sunflower oil. Hook a piece of chicken on his fork, completely dip in the prepared batter and quickly place on pan. Preferably use a large pan so that all the fillets you can cook at one time.

Fry fillets 5 minutes on medium heat, until Golden brown. Then flip all the pieces to the other side and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. If you used chicken breast, this will be enough time to prepare. In any case, incise with a knife one piece, look to see if a blood. If you used thigh fillets, reduce heat, cover the pan with a lid and let it cook gently for a dish for another 10 minutes. Also check the readiness with a knife. In this case, the tempura will not be crispy, but if you roast without a lid, it can burn.

Serve chicken in batter with vegetables – boiled cauliflower, steamed zucchini, with sauteed eggplant. Also fillets in batter is a great snack hot or cold. Serve it with sauces based on cheese or mustard.