Cuban Pollo Frito (Fried Chicken) with Garlic and Lime
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Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 lime
- 100 g plain flour
- 200 ml sunflower oil, for frying
Method
- 1
Crush the garlic cloves and mix with the juice of the limes. Toss with the chicken drumsticks and marinate for 20 minutes.
- 2
Dust the chicken in the plain flour, shaking off any excess.
- 3
Heat the sunflower oil in a deep pan to 170C and fry the drumsticks in batches for 12-14 minutes, turning occasionally, until deep golden, cooked through and no pink remains at the bone.
- 4
Drain on kitchen paper.
- 5
Serve hot with extra lime wedges.
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