Brooklyn Bowl’s Fried Chicken

The NY Times ran a recipe for the Brooklyn Bowl’s classic fried chicken recipe. Check out this informative video first:

And now, for the recipe itself:

Vegetable oil, for frying

4 large egg whites

½ cup matzo meal, or matzo crackers crushed with a rolling pin

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 medium chicken (about 3 pounds), cut into eight pieces (2 legs, 2 thighs, 4 breast pieces; save wings for stock)

Fine sea salt and freshly ground black and white pepper

1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (recipe follows)

Honey, for serving.

1. Fill a large pot with oil to a depth of about 3 inches. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until a deep-fat thermometer reads 375 degrees.

2. Meanwhile, whisk the egg whites in a large, shallow bowl. In a separate shallow bowl, combine the matzo meal and flour. Keeping the dark meat and the white separate, dip each chicken piece in egg white and let excess drip back into the bowl. Then roll each chicken piece in the matzo mix, and tap off excess.

3. Carefully lower the chicken thighs and drumsticks into the oil. After 3 minutes, carefully add the breast pieces. (Keep the oil at 375 by adjusting heat as necessary.) Fry until dark gold, about 10 minutes more. Transfer the fried chicken to a paper-towel-lined plate. Sprinkle immediately with salt and pepper, then coat the pieces with the Cajun seasoning. Serve the chicken with honey, for dipping. Serves 4.