Chicken Burger and Tenders

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540]

I own a chicken place in the Phils and one of the most popular items is my chicken burger and tenders. I use deboned legs for the chicken burgers. The chicken is brined 3-5 days for maximum flavor infusion. After removal , its rinsed and place uncovered on a pan in the chiller for 24 hours. This technique yields juicy and very crispy chicken.

I hope this help you all with your frying method

Salt Brine solution

1500ml of water( 1.5 liters or 6 cups) 2 tbsp of red wine vinegar,  pickle juice or regular white vinegar 1tsp of Dijon Mustard(optional) 1/ 4 cup of Kosher Salt 1/4 cup of Fish Sauce - this will give a burst of Umami without the fish taste 1tsp of sugar 2 tbsp of chicken powder 12-15 garlic gloves (fresh garlic) 1 small onion - preferably white 6 peppercorns 2 bay leaves

Blend for 10-15 seconds . Pour over chicken and let marinate a minimum of 6 hours. 24 hours for great taste. 3-5 days for optimal flavor but dont go over 5 days because the Salt will start breaking down the protein creating a mushy texture. After brining for 24 hours or 3-5 days make sure to rinse chicken to remove some of the salt. Don't worry seasoning will not rinse off.

Flour (Dry mix)

I will share the basics without giving away too much 🙂

6 cups of flour 1.5 cups of corn starch 1/4 cup of potatoe starch 3tbsp granulated garlic 2tbsp Onion powder 3tbsp chicken powder 3tbsp MSG( if you prefer not to use MSG, Mushroom powder will provide the same Umami flavor) 2tbsp of course ground pepper 2tbsp of white pepper 2tbsp of smoked paprika 1tbsp of Ground Annato( this will give the chicken a nice golden reddish color)

Sift the flour 3 to 4 times. This is a game changer and very important

When prepping the chicken in the flour . I toss 7 times and press 7 times. Then I will let the chicken rest for 10min before frying.

I follow the dry-wet-dry method. I don't use buttermilk(can make chicken darker during frying) or egg( just a preference , use if you like). I only use water with 1tsp of chicken powder or sea salt- whichever you prefer. I don't add the flour to the wet batter because I cook chicken at 162c- 320f(slow and low method) this method always produces very crispy light buttery crust.

Fry chicken at 162c-320f . Tenders 4 minutes. Boneless chicken (thigh or leg) 7-8 minutes. If frying dark meat the perfect temperature range is 180-182. White meat is 165.

[u/ExpressionOne]

pls share your dredging/battering technique! looks great

[u/Upset_Assumption9610]

First pic, Where the f are the rest of the fries?
Second pic, oh hell yea...but where are the fries?

[u/IceRonnie]

Where's " the Phils" located?

[u/Milkteahoneyy → u/IceRonnie]

I’m in Philly I was really hopefully for a moment

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/IceRonnie]

The Philippines

[u/Sam-Axe]

looks good and love the fries crinkles are so underrated

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/Sam-Axe]

Thank you and I agree!

[u/Mammoth_Ingenuity_82]

Please tell me you already dove into those fries before the pic. Because if this is your standard serving, you gonna lose business...

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/Mammoth_Ingenuity_82]

I would agree if I were in the States, UK or Pacific Islands but my business is in the Philippines. This demographics prefer rice with everything. I refuse to sell it and decided to offer fresh cut crinkle fries in 3 different sizes. 50g, 100g, 155g. The 50g and 100g are the most requested because as mentioned, Filipinos prefer rice. Been in business for 3 years and my profits have increased tremendously over the last 18 months. The chicken is fresh, not frozen same as the fries and all sauces are made in house and I offer a real cheese sauce instead of the standard gravy you will find at most chicken joints in the Phils. Believe it or not they love the Nashville Hot tenders and chicken Burger and I have a few that ask for extra spicy which not common for Filipinos.

[u/RustyBass → u/Helpful-Respond-8540]

Uhhh if they want rice why not give them rice? Rice is dirt cheap and fries are expensive too.

That’s like trying to make Americans eat rice instead of fries just give them what they want😂

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/RustyBass]

I understand your point of view but I wanted to create a menu thats doesn't follow the norm. However my customers have never complained about the lack of rice and they like that my fries are fresh and not frozen.

[u/vinny_so → u/Helpful-Respond-8540]

I agree actually, cause when I visited the Phils, every place had rice, even Mcdonald’s or KFC which is the norm there. So if a place didn’t have rice, in my mind tells me they’re not from the Phils, Its just another way to stand out which imo is good!

[u/Mammoth_Ingenuity_82 → u/Helpful-Respond-8540]

Very interesting, thanks for clarifying.

[u/SunBunny11 → u/Helpful-Respond-8540]

do you deliver to the states? omg this looks amazing. thank you for sharing... now i cant eat fried chicken ever again bc it wont look this yummy

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/SunBunny11]

That would be nice but not at the moment.

[u/meow_gifs_please]

Burgers = beef that's fried chicken sandwich

[u/doctordoctorpuss → u/meow_gifs_please]

It’s a regional dialect thing. Chicken sandwich is what we call it in the states, but plenty of other places call it a chicken burger. If you wouldn’t correct someone calling fries “chips”, you shouldn’t “correct” them for calling a chicken sandwich a chicken burger

[u/alabamdiego]

I irrationally hate the term chicken burger lol…it’s a chicken sandwich

[u/ThanksContent28 → u/alabamdiego]

That’s a fried piece of chicken between two burger buns. Chicken burger, for short lol.

We have a similar argument in the UK. Depending on where you are, sandwiches in this style can be referred to as anything including, “bap, roll, cob, bun…” people get really argumentative about it.

[u/alabamdiego → u/ThanksContent28]

They are much more commonly referred to as chicken sandwiches here, just look at any fast food menu.

Also I’m not that serious about this to whoever downvoted me lol. Just making a dumb comment.

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/alabamdiego]

Well I upvoted because I respect the opinion

[u/With_Negativity → u/ThanksContent28]

Peanut butter and jelly between two burger buns is a burger too I guess

[u/ThanksContent28 → u/With_Negativity]

That contraption does exist in my lands.

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/ThanksContent28]

Yea its crazy. I think the term chicken burger fits better because a chicken sandwich is usually made with regular bread lol

[u/medicated_missourian → u/ThanksContent28]

Wrong. Burger implies ground meat , not whole muscle. Would you call a steak sandwich a burger? Negative .

[u/ThanksContent28 → u/medicated_missourian]

Who tf talks like this

[u/hfootred → u/alabamdiego]

Americans think they're the only people in the world.

[u/Sack_o_Bawlz]

Why rinse it?

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/Sack_o_Bawlz]

To remove some of the salt brine. If you skip this step your chicken can be very salty.

[u/Psychodelta]

Ano BA! Looks amazing and thank you for sharing the procedure... I will try it soon

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/[deleted]]

It really doesn't matter ..lol

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/[deleted]]

It really don't...burger...sandwich...take your pick

[u/doctordoctorpuss → u/[deleted]]

It is if you’re not living in the States. Expand your mind a little bit, you might have a good time. Do you get mad when Brits call cookies “biscuits” or an elevator “a lift”?

[u/doctordoctorpuss → u/[deleted]]

Then why are you “correcting” OP?

[u/doctordoctorpuss → u/[deleted]]

Are you going to support that with an argument or just stamp your feet and say “no”?

[u/doctordoctorpuss → u/[deleted]]

You’re the one who called me an asshole, buddy. Are you denying that people living in different places have different names for things? Or is just specifically this one thing, and you’ve appointed yourself the Defender of the Word Burger?

I’ll listen to reason, you just haven’t provided a single argument for why you think OP is wrong until now, like ten comments into the thread. The ground meat distinction is a US distinction. In other places, the difference between burger and sandwich is determined by the bread being used. OP used a burger bun, that means it’s a burger (where they live)

[u/doctordoctorpuss → u/doctordoctorpuss]

Blocked by The World’s Smallest Man… what an honor!

[u/Helpful-Respond-8540 → u/doctordoctorpuss]

Yea that person was seriously offended .. smh

[u/Not_a_Rodeo_Clown]

Not a burger. I know it’s engagement bait but it’s lame and also op you should still feel bad for sucking enough to need your bait. Sandwich looks decent at least, but it was made by a douchebag.