GHANIAN FRIED CHICKEN

Recipe: Comfort "Connie" Brown

Yield: 45 Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins Difficulty: Challenging

Ingredients:

· 2 large fresh onions · 4kg chicken (skin on) · 1 whole fresh ginger · 10-16g fresh garlic · 2 tsp fresh rosemary · 4-6 tbs salt · 2 tsp cloves · 2-4 tbsp chicken powder stock · 3L vegetable oil to fry · 1kg plain flour

Method:

1 . Prepare the chicken by removing all the excess hair from either the wings or the thigh. 2. Blend all the fresh and dry ingredients together to form a smooth paste. 3. Cut and wash your chicken, and then marinate the chicken with all the paste mix. 4. If you want to fry it straight away, put the marinated chicken into a container with a lid to shake everything together. Otherwise, put it in a fridge for 30 mins before frying them.

C o n n i e

" This fried chicken means a l ot to me , we normal l y have this chicken d u ring special occasions l ike naming ceremonies , parties , wed d ings & the cu l tu ral fu neral s . I t represents I am from . " - Connie

5. Get your flour in a bowl and use tongs and use to coat the chicken with flour. 6. Using a deep fryer or a cooking pot, pour oil and wait for it to warm. Wait for at least 3 mins before frying your chicken. 7. When frying, check for bubbles in the oil , which means that the chicken is not ready. When it’s ready, there should be no bubbles and you can hear a sizzling in the oil , it means the chicken is ready eat. 8. Use a sieve to drain the excess oil from the chicken when taking it from the oil , or use a paper towel to drain the oil after frying.