Crispy fried chicken feet

Name: Crispy fried chicken feet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 1 egg, beaten; 100 g/3½ oz/¾ cup self-raising flour; about 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup soda water; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz chicken feet; sunflower, vegetable or rapeseed (canola) oil, for deep frying; sunflower, vegetable or rapeseed (canola) oil, for deep frying; 2 tsp black peppercorns; sunflower, vegetable or rapeseed (canola) oil, for deep frying; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp salt; 2 lemongrass stalks, bashed; 4 garlic cloves

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 45

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

Chicken feet are a tasty part of the chicken and are served all round the world, prepared in all types of ways, from braised to deep fried. They also have some health benefits - 70 per cent of the protein content is collagen, improving skin health, and they are also a good source of vitamin B9.

Ingredients

500 g/1 lb 2 oz chicken feet
2

Starter

Method

Start by preparing the chicken feet; wash them in cold water and clip the nails. Put the cleaned chicken feet in a pan of cold water and add the lemongrass stalks, garlic cloves, soy sauce, salt and peppercorns. Bring the water up to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for around 1 hour. After this time, drain the chicken feet and allow to dry for a couple of hours or overnight in