A crispy snack and a delightful treat for all ages, fried chicken is truly a classic and timeless recipe. Scrumptious chicken pieces are coated with breadcrumbs and spices and deep-fried until golden brown. This easy recipe is one of the hottest selling items at popular fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) too. The ease of making fried chicken has contributed to its popularity too. At first glance, fried chicken seems like the kind of recipe you just can't go wrong with. However, one recent fried chicken recipe has got Twitter users in shock. 'Mission Impossible' actress Paula Patton recently took to Instagram to share her signature recipe for fried chicken. Take a look:
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The video of the fried chicken recipe was originally shared by Paula Patton on Instagram where it raked in over 189k views. It then spurred a flurry of reactions across social media. Twitter user @_zing_bae shared a reaction video to the bizarre recipe that went viral, garnering over 5.8 million views and 160k likes.
In the clip of the fried chicken, Paula Patton demonstrated her 4-step process. She first cleaned up the chicken and coated it with flour. Then, she heated up some Avocado oil and put the chicken in it right away. Once the chicken was in the pan being fried, Paula added the seasoning including salt, pepper and paprika. She then flipped the chicken over and sprinkled the seasoning on the other side as well.
Twitter users were in shock after seeing the weird fried chicken recipe by Paula Patton. Many of them were divided about how seasoning was added during the frying process rather than before. People said that the spices would slide off the fried chicken, thus making the whole process redundant. A few said that there was nothing wrong with the recipe and it would actually turn out delicious.
Take a look at the mixed reactions on Twitter:
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After the flurry of reactions on social media, Paula Patton took to Instagram to share her thoughts about the recipe. "It might look crazy, but it is the way we do it. My mom taught me, it was my mom's recipe," she said in the video. She also clarified that unlike what people assumed, the chicken was properly washed before cooking.
Watch her full reaction video here:
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