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How To Make KFC Style Chicken Fillet Burger – The Best Zinger Burger Recipe Ever
Say hello to this homemade KFC style chicken fillet burger: that’s crispy, flavoursome and the best recipe ever! It’s super easy to recreate at home and you can bite into this in only 30 minutes.
Imagine biting into a tender, juicy and delicious KFC chicken Zinger burger…
Now imagine biting into a homemade Zinger burger: where you don’t leave the house, wait in any ques and you made it in the comfort of your own home. Amazing right? I can’t think of anything better! This KFC style chicken fillet burger tastes just as good as a Zinger burger, is just as satisfying and you can make this easily at home.
P.S. if you love burgers, check these juicy homemade cheeseburgers recipe!
There are so many reasons why you’ll love this recipe as much as I do. It’s well seasoned, crispy and pretty much a fail-proof recipe. Below are a few more reasons why this chicken burger is going to put a big smile on your face:
- Family Friendly: Who doesn’t love a good old burger? This chicken burger recipe is a great after school meal to please the whole family.
- Indulgent: Can a chicken burger be indulgent? Well, this one certainly can! It’s just so juicy and made complete with burger buns, mayonnaise and lettuce. It’s a melt in your mouth type of burger that’s packed with loads of flavour.
- Crispy: This recipe creates a crispy chicken fillet burger. Get ready for crispiness!
Watch How To Make It
Ingredients
To make this recipe you’ll need the ingredients below:
- Skinless Chicken Breast: Majority of recipes use skinless chicken breast to make chicken burgers. I never cut the chicken breast pieces and there’s no need to. To get that icon chicken burger shape, I simply bash the chicken with a rolling pin to slightly flatten it out. It not only looks good but it evens out the thickness of the chicken, quickens the cooking time and tenderises it. That’s a quick tip for you!
- Wet Batter: The chicken breast is marinated in a mixture of buttermilk and spices. The exact spices are salt, garlic powder, paprika, ginger powder, onion powder, white pepper, cayenne pepper and oregano. Combined with buttermilk, this mixture coats the chicken breasts which is left to rest for a few hours. Ideally overnight but even if you’ve got 30 minutes, it will still do some good.
If you can’t find onion powder and garlic powder in your local supermarket (I couldn’t), using onion granules and garlic granules are fine to use. The only difference between the two is the size, granules are a similar size to sand whilst powder resembles the texture of flour.
- Dry Mixture: The marinated chicken is coated in a dry mixture containing plain flour, baking powder and the exact same spices used in the wet batter.
Do I Need Any Special Ingredients Or Equipment To Make This KFC Zinger Burger
Nope! There’s no special ingredients or equipment needed to make this recipe, it’s quite simple and easy to make.
The type of paprika I used was smoked paprika, it adds a rich smoky flavour to the chicken breast.
How To Make Homemade KFC Style Chicken Burgers
Below is a step-by step guide on how to make this KFC style chicken fillet burger recipe marinated in buttermilk and spices, this copycat recipe is easy to replicate. Full recipe instructions are on the recipe card at the bottom.
Step One:
Place the chicken breasts on a clean work surface and cover with a sheet of cling film. With a rolling pin, hit the chicken breasts until it reaches an even thickness.
Tips:
- Try not to bash the chicken breasts so hard that they start to tear.
- If you find your chicken breasts to be quite long in length, you can cut the ends off. Bear in mind chicken breasts shrink when deep fried, so you don’t want to cut too much off.
Step Two:
In a large mixing bowl add buttermilk, salt, garlic powder, paprika, ginger powder, onion powder, white pepper, cayenne pepper and oregano. Mix together until evenly distributed.
Step Three:
Place the chicken breasts into the buttermilk marinade and mix together until the chicken is coated. Cover with a layer of cling film and leave in the fridge to marinade for a few hours.
Tip: The longer you leave the chicken to marinade the better. The marinating process helps to prevent the chicken drying out, adds flavour and makes it juicer.
Step Four:
In a large plate or shallow bowl add plain flour, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, paprika, ginger powder, onion powder, white pepper, cayenne pepper and oregano. Mix together until evenly distributed. Take one chicken breast and coat it into the flour mixture and place to one side. Do this to all chicken breast pieces.
Tip: Make sure each section of the chicken is coated in the dry flour season mix, this will ensure you’ll get a crispy texture in every bite.
Step Five:
Deep fry the chicken pieces on a medium heat, fry for 4 minutes before turning the chicken and frying for a further 2 minutes. When the chicken is golden and crispy, then they’re ready. When cooked, place on a cooling rack to cool down. The total cooking time is dependent on the size of the chicken breast used.
Chicken Burger Toppings
Step Six:
Time to stack the fried chicken fillet burger! Place the bottom bun on a plate followed by mayo, lettuce, chicken and top bun to follow a KFC Zinger burger style recipe. I personally prefer bottom bun, chicken breast, lettuce, lots of mayo then top bun.
There are so many ways to build your burger and add in your favourite toppings, if you’re not a fan of mayo or lettuce, check out a few burger toppings below:
- Bacon
- Avocado
- Fried Onions For Burgers
- Tomatoes
- Gherkins
- Cheese
- Ketchup
- Hummus
- Chilli Sauce
What To Serve With A Chicken Fillet Burger
Why not create your own KFC Zinger meal, by serving this burger with chips and a drink of your choice? Below are a few suggestions you can serve alongside this tasty chicken burger:
- Dirty Fries: Chips fully loaded with melted cheese, bacon, onions, Cajun seasoning and more.
- Salt And Pepper Chips: Chinese fakeaway style salt and pepper chips are an explosion of flavour and is so easy to make.
- Skin On Fries: Oven-baked crispy around the edges and fluffy in the middle fries.
- Honey Roasted Carrots And Parsnips: Don’t feel for chips? Try these roasted veggies instead.
More crispy styled recipes you might like:
- KFC Style Popcorn Chicken
- Southern Fried Chicken Wraps
- Chicken Goujons
- Crispy Salt And Chilli Chicken
- Honey Chilli Chicken
- Honey & Chilli Chinese Crispy Beef
KFC Style Chicken Fillet Burger (Zinger Burger)
Ingredients
Burger Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Breast Boneless and Skinless
- 4 Burger Buns
- To Taste Mayo
- Iceberg Lettuce
- 500 ml Vegetable Oil For Frying (See Notes)
Dry Mixture
- 250 g Plain Flour
- ½ tbsp Baking Powder
- ½ tbsp Salt
- ½ tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tbsp Paprika
- ½ tbsp Ginger Powder
- ½ tbsp Onion Powder
- ½ tbsp White Pepper
- ½ tbsp Cayenne Pepper
- ½ tbsp Oregano
Buttermilk Marinade
- 300 ml Buttermilk
- ½ tbsp Salt
- ½ tbsp Garlic Power
- ½ tbsp Paprika
- ½ tbsp Ginger Powder
- ½ tbsp Onion Powder
- ½ tbsp White Pepper
- ½ tbsp Cayenne Pepper
- ½ tbsp Oregano
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts on a clean work surface and cover with a sheet of cling film. With a rolling pin, hit the chicken breasts until it reaches an even thickness.
- In a large mixing bowl add buttermilk, salt, garlic powder, paprika, ginger powder, onion powder, white pepper, cayenne pepper and oregano. Mix together until evenly distributed.
- Place the chicken breasts into the buttermilk marinade and mix together until the chicken is coated. Cover with a layer of cling film and leave in the fridge to marinade for a few hours.
- In a large plate or shallow bowl add plain flour, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, paprika, ginger powder, onion powder, white pepper, cayenne pepper and oregano. Mix together until evenly distributed.
- Take one chicken breast and coat it into the flour mixture and place to one side. Do this to all chicken breast pieces.
- Deep fry the chicken pieces on a medium heat, fry for 4 minutes before turning the chicken and frying for a further 2 minutes. When the chicken is golden and crispy, then they’re ready. When cooked, place on a cooling rack to cool down. The total cooking time is dependent on the size of the chicken breast used.
- Time to stack the fried chicken fillet burger! Place the bottom bun on a plate followed by mayo, lettuce, chicken and top bun to follow a KFC Zinger burger style recipe. I personally prefer bottom bun, chicken breast, lettuce, lots of mayo then top bun.
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Lisa k
Try instead of using plain flour, use birds custard powder (in the uk that’s the type in the tin that you can make on the hob by mixing a little milk and sugar, not instant custard).
Use the birds custard powder as the plain flour, it is absolutely incredible, tasty and crispy!
Michelle
Hi Lisa, thanks for the tip!