Brooklyn Bowl's World-Famous Fried Chicken Recipe

By Pikachutherecipereader

Bruce and Eric Bromberg's original famous fried chicken. Everyone from Kanye West to Guns N' Roses has taken the stage at Williamsburg's Brooklyn Bowl — Beyonce, Lorde and President Clinton have all hit the lanes — but it's the venue's comfort food menu that keeps the crowd coming back.

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• Cajun Seasoning
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teapoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• Combine all ingredients and store in a covered container. Makes about 3/4 cup.
• Brooklyn Bowl Fried Chicken
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 4 large egg whites
• 1/2 cup matzo meal, or matzo crackers crushed with a rolling pin
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 medium chicken (about 3 pounds), cut into eight pieces (2 legs, 2 thighs, 4 breast pieces; save wings for stock)
• fine sea salt
• freshly ground black and white pepper
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• honey, for serving

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from foodrepublic.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

1. Fill a large pot with oil to a depth of about 3 inches.

2. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until a deep-fat thermometer reads 375°F.

3. Meanwhile, whisk the egg whites in a large, shallow bowl.

4. In a separate shallow bowl, combine the matzo meal and flour.

5. Keeping the dark meat and the white separate, dip each chicken piece in egg white and let excess drip back into the bowl.

6. Roll each chicken piece in the matzo mix, and tap off excess.

7. Carefully lower the chicken thighs and drumsticks into the oil.

8. After 3 minutes, carefully add the breast pieces. (Keep the oil at 375°F by adjusting heat as necessary.)

9. Fry until dark-gold, about 10 minutes more.

10. Transfer the fried chicken to a paper-towel-lined plate.

11. Sprinkle immediately with salt and pepper. Then coat the pieces with the Cajun seasoning.

Serve the chicken with honey, for dipping.