Crispy Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Crispy Fried Chicken Drumsticks are one of our favorite comfort food dinners. I start this fried chicken recipe by dredging chicken drumsticks in flour and buttermilk with a little spicy tabasco. Then, I fry the chicken drumsticks until they’re crispy and delicious. Next, I bake the chicken until it’s the perfect internal temperature. That way, it’s crispy on the outside, but moist and juicy inside. Then, I drizzle them with a spicy honey butter sauce. We love these drumsticks for several reasons. First of all, I like that I can make this meal in less than an hour. Secondly, I like that I can make this homemade fried chicken for not much money since it uses ingredients I always have in the house. And, lastly, we all love the spicy and delicious flavors in these crunchy chicken drumsticks.
THE EQUIPMENT I USED
- A Big Pot- I like to fry my chicken in an enameled cast iron pot. But, you can use any pot, or a cast iron skillet.
- A Deep Fry Thermometer- Use this to measure the temperature of your oil.
THE INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
- Chicken- Use chicken drumsticks for this fried chicken recipe. I ordered mine from Rastelli’s.
- Buttermilk- If possible, use whole milk buttermilk.
- Vegetable Oil- I like to fry my chicken in Crisco vegetable oil. You can also use canola or peanut oil.
- Flour- Use all purpose flour for dredging the chicken.
HOW I MADE MY HOMEMADE FRIED CHICKEN
- First, I dredged the chicken in the buttermilk and spiced flour.
- Next, I fried the chicken. It’s important to fry the chicken when the oil is exactly 350 degrees.
- Then, I made the spicy honey butter.
- Then, I drizzled the drumsticks with the spicy honey butter.
If you like fried chicken, you need to try these Crispy Fried Chicken Drumsticks.
Crispy Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Equipment
- cast iron Dutch oven
- deep frying thermometer
Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks from @Rastellisdelivered
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp tabasco sauce, divided
- 2 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- ¼ cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a rack inside a sheet pan.
- In a cast iron Dutch oven, or other heavy pot, heat about one inch of oil until it reaches 350 degrees.
- As the oil heats, prepare your dredging station. Fill one bowl with the buttermilk and one teaspoon of tabasco. Divide the flour and spice between two bowls.
- Dip each piece of chicken into the first bowl of flour, then in the buttermilk, and then back in the flour. When the oil reaches 350 degrees fry the chicken three pieces at a time until they are golden brown on all sides. They will cook about 7 minutes. Do not add the second batch of chicken until the oil reheats to exactly 350 degrees. Put the fried drumsticks on a wire pan.
- Bake the drumsticks until they reach an internal temperature of 165°, for about 15 minutes.
- For the Spicy Honey Sauce, mix 4 tbsp. butter with 1 tsp of Tabasco sauce and 4 tbsp. of honey in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until the butter melts. Dip each piece of chicken in the Spicy Honey Sauce.
