"Have you ever had beer-battered chicken? It’s light and fluffy and really doesn’t taste like beer. I’ve made it with a couple different kinds of gluten free beer (Dogfish is … more »..."
INGREDIENTS
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For the chicken
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2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into “fingers” (about 16 pieces total)
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2 cups (16 fluid ounces) buttermilk (you can use plain yogurt in place of buttermilk as long as it’s not Greek-style)
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1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (81 g) cornstarch, plus more for dredging
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1 cup + 2 tablespoons (180 g) superfine white rice flour
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 tablespoon (12 g) sugar
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1/4 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika (optional)
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1 egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
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1 1/4 cups (10 fluid ounces) gluten free beer or gluten free hard apple cider (can use sparkling apple cider for a nonalcoholic alternative)
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Oil, for frying