Although the name of the recipe sounds like it is a dish containing seafood, it is actually made from white meat and its shape resembles the calamari that we consume as a hot appetizer. It is not known where the name came from and how the recipe was given this name. "Tempura" made in the Far East is actually almost the same coating used in this recipe. That's why we can also call this recipe "tempura chicken". That's why we call it the false squid recipe.
Let's put its name aside and talk about its taste. The outside of the softly cooked chicken is covered with a delicious coating, you can't get enough of it. You can serve it as a main course for lunch or dinner by serving it with mashed potatoes, or you can serve it as a starter by serving it with different sauces, the choice is yours. Then it's time to make this wonderful recipe that you can easily make! Bon appetit in advance!
- 500 grams of chicken breast
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of ground red pepper
- 1 teaspoon curry
- 1 teaspoon of thyme
- 3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
For Coating:
- 1 bottle of mineral water (200 ml.) (soda)
- 5 tablespoons of flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg _
- 1 teaspoon of salt
For Frying:
- 1.5 cups of oil
How to Make False Squid Recipe?
- Cut the chicken breasts into strips and mix them with garlic, salt, black pepper, powder, red pepper, curry and thyme in a bowl. Make sure the seasonings get all over the chicken breasts. Leave it in the refrigerator like this for about 15 minutes.
- Heat the oil in the pan.
- In a separate deep bowl, mix flour, baking soda, egg, salt and cold soda until a smooth consistency is achieved.
- Transfer the chicken, which you have blended with the spices in the refrigerator, into the cold flour mixture and cover all parts with this mixture.
- Fry the chicken in two batches in the heated oil. When it turns golden brown, drain the chicken, place it on paper towels and serve hot.