Crispy Garlic Chicken (LowCarb, Keto Friendly)

Crispy Garlic Chicken 

 

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Crispy, fried garlic chicken tossed in a sweet and sticky glaze. You won't be able to keep your hands off of these!

Author: Liz J

Recipe type: Appetizer

Ingredients

For the Glaze

2 tbsp olive oil

        5 cloves of garlic, minced 

        1 1/3 tsp stevia liquid

                1 cup water

                1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum

                1/4 cup soy sauce

        1 tsp black pepper

For the Chicken

      3 pounds of chicken 

Peanut oil for frying

      2 cups of carbquike 

      5 tbsp of ground ginger

      3 tsp of cayenne pepper

       1½ tbsp of mineral salt

       2 tsp of black pepper

       2 eggs

       3 tbsp of cold water

Instructions

For the Glaze:

1 Heat the olive oil and garlic in a small saucepan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, until the garlic has softened.

2 Add the water, SteviaClear Liquid, soy sauce, and black pepper and simmer together. 

        3 Sprinkle  Xanthan gum in sauce mix well. Sauce should thicken in a few minutes. 

For the Chicken:

1 In a large bowl, combine the carbquike flour, ginger, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.

2 In a separate bowl whisk the eggs and cold water together to make an egg wash.

3 Take the chicken (washed, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces, dip them into the egg wash, and then toss them in the flour mixture.

4 Drop and fry the coated chicken in peanut oil at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until the outside is golden brown and crispy.

5 Remove from the oil, and while the chicken is still hot, drop the wings into the sauce.

6 Serve immediately!