Welcome to our cooking blog, where we're bringing you a delicious and savory recipe for Thai Fried Chicken Drumsticks. These crispy and juicy drumsticks are seasoned with a blend of garlic, cilantro, and white peppercorns, and then coated in a flavorful rice flour batter for the ultimate crunchy texture.

Instructions:

Gather all ingredients. Make sure to clean the chicken (you may include ingredients such as vinegar, lemon or lime to soak and clean the chicken. This helps remove the residue that may be on the chicken from the packaging). Rinse off the chicken and set aside. Make a few cuts at least 1 cm in the thickest part of the drumstick meat with a sharp knife (this helps the meat cook thoroughly). Then, begin to crush the white peppercorn with a pestle and mortar. Once white peppercorn is crushed into a coarse powder, add in garlic and cilantro and crush together. Add in sugar, Flavour-o-rama seasoning, and stir. Then, add in soy sauce, fish sauce and water. Mix together and set aside.

Cover cleaned chicken with marinade in a large bowl. Mix chicken together with the marinade. Cover with a piece of foil and place in the fridge. For this recipe, the goal is to get all the flavour in the meat, hence, doing a process of brining. Time in the fridge could span from 2 to 4 hours, flipping halfway through. Bring the chicken out at least 30 minutes before frying. Mix the rice flour with the marinade and chicken. Mix until the chicken is fully coated with the batter mixture. Heat the cooking oil (at least 2 inches from the bottom of the pot) on medium heat in a deep pot or wok, and until the oil reaches a temperature of 375 degrees. Slowly place coated chicken in the oil, adding one at a time, however, not crowding the pan.

Make sure to cook each drumstick for 10 to 20 minutes, constantly turning it until golden brown. Make sure the internal temperature of the meat is at least 175 degrees. Take the meat out of the oil and place it on a plate with a paper towel to blot and drain out excess oil.

Serve warm either alone or with desired sides.

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Inspired by Hot Thai Kitchen Thai Fried Chicken - Hat Yai Style

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ lb bone-in, skin-on chicken legs/drumsticks

• 6 cloves garlic

• 9 cilantro stems, chopped

• ¾ tsp white peppercorns, crushed

• 2 tsp sugar

• 2 Tbsp soy sauce

• 1 Tbsp fish sauce

• ½ cup water

• 1 cup rice flour

• Oil for frying