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Uber Easy 30-Minute Kool-Aid Chicken Recipe With Sauce
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Uber Easy 30-Minute Kool-Aid Chicken Recipe With Sauce

This Kool-Aid chicken recipe recreates the famous fair food from Chicken Charles. It's easy to make, relatively quick, and loaded with fun flavors!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: kool-aid baked chicken, kool-aid chicken, kool-aid chicken recipe, kool-aid chicken sandwich, kool-aid fried chicken
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 96.8kcal
Author: Ania Cooking Recipes

Equipment

  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Plastic or saran wrap
  • Rolling pin or meat mallet (tenderizer)
  • Deep-fryer or large pot
  • Thermometer
  • Paper towel
  • Saucepan
  • Basting brush

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar
  • 2 cups whole milk, room temperature
  • 3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Kool-Aid powder (any flavor that you'd like)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 4 chicken breasts, skinless, boneless

Ingredients for the sauce

  • 4 tablespoons Kool-Aid powder, same flavor as above
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 cup water
  • Sea salt flakes, to taste

Ingredients for the sandwich

  • 4 hamburger buns, buttered
  • Slices pickles, optional

Instructions

  • Make the Kool-Aid chicken batter
    Preheat the vegetable oil to 360ºF (180ºC).
    To start, whisk together the eggs and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the milk and make sure you have a uniform wet mixture. Set it aside.
    In a separate large bowl. sift together all of the dry ingredients. Then, gradually whisk it into the wet-ingredient mixture. Keep whisking until you have a lump-free batter. Set it aside to rest.
    Vegetable oil, for deep-frying, 3 large eggs, room temperature, 1/4 cup caster sugar, 2 cups whole milk, room temperature, 3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup Kool-Aid powder (any flavor that you'd like), 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • Tenderize the chicken
    While your batter is resting, tenderize the chicken breasts. Place the chicken on a hard and flat surface. Then, cover it with a sheet of plastic wrap.
    Use a rolling pin or meat mallet to tenderize the meat. It should be about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch in thickness.
    Once tenderized, set it aside. Repeat until all of your chicken breasts are tenderized.
    4 chicken breasts, skinless, boneless
  • Coat the chicken and fry it immediately
    If all of your elements are ready, you can proceed with cooking the chicken.
    To start, dip the chicken breast into the Kool-Aid batter. Make sure it's coated very well. Then, carefully plunge it into your hot preheated oil. Allow it to fry for about 3-5 minutes. The exact cooking time will depend on the size and thickness of the chicken.
    When you're piece has finished frying, remove it from the oil. Place it on some paper towel to drain any excess oil.
    Repeat the steps until all of your chicken breasts are coated and fried.
  • Make the Kool-Aid sauce
    Next for this Kool-Aid chicken recipe, we will make the basting sauce. In a saucepan, whisk together the Kool-Aid powder and cornstarch.
    Slowly whisk in the water. Then, place the pot over medium heat. Bring the sauce to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat and leave the sauce to simmer for 5 minutes.
    Remove it when it starts to thicken. Season the sauce with salt to your liking.
    4 tablespoons Kool-Aid powder, same flavor as above, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 cup water, Sea salt flakes, to taste
  • Assemble your Kool-Aid chicken sandwich
    Next, brush the fried and rested chicken breasts with your basting sauce. Don't be shy. This is fair food so you can add a generous amount of sauce.
    Stack some sliced pickles at the bottom of the hamburger bun. Then, add your basted Kool-Aid chicken. Finally, top with more pickles if you'd like and the top bun.
    Serve your fried Kool-Aid chicken burger immediately while it's still hot.
    4 hamburger buns, buttered, Slices pickles, optional

Notes

For a healthier version of this recipe, you can make Kool-Aid baked chicken instead. Coat the chicken with your batter and place it inside a lined baking tray. Leave the chicken to bake for about 20 minutes or so. Test the doneness before removing the chicken from the oven.
You can also adjust the consistency of the sauce by adding more or less cornstarch. To make it thicker, you will need to add more cornstarch. Make a slurry instead of adding it directly to the sauce. To make the sauce thinner, add more water.

Nutrition

Calories: 96.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Sodium: 5.4mg | Potassium: 0.5mg | Sugar: 25g