Deep fried chicken thighs recipe that's easy, quick, and the best. These crispy fried chicken thighs are tender inside, golden brown crispy skin, flavorful, and delicious. Learn how to fry chicken thighs using bone in skin on or boneless skinless chicken thighs.
In a small bowl, add paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion granules, black pepper, and salt. Mix well.
Pat the chicken thighs dry then add the seasoning. Rub the seasoning in.If you have the time, put the chicken in the fridge to marinate for 2-12hours.
In another bowl, add flour, paprika, garlic powder, onion granules, and salt. Mix till well combined.
Put chicken thighs one at a time in the flour mix, and coat all sides with the flour mix. Repeat this process for all chicken thighs.
Place a deep pot on the stove, add vegetable oil into the pot, and heat it to a temperature of 350F.Add in the chicken thighs and fry them till they are golden brown, skin crispy, and inside tender (this takes about 25-30 minutes).
When cooked, remove the chicken thighs from the oil and put them on a paper towel-lined plate.
Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
Fried Boneless Chicken thighs
For fried boneless chicken thighs with breading, follow the recipe instructions above but reduce cooking time by 10 minutes but for deep fried boneless chicken thighs with no breading, follow the instructions below:
Add the paprika, cumin, black pepper, garlic powder, onion granules, and salt to a bowl. Mix till well combined.
Add the seasoning to the chicken thighs and mix till the chicken are well coated in seasoning. Place a pan on the stove then pour in vegetable oil.
When the oil is heated to a temperature of about 350F, add in the chicken thighs.Fry chicken for about 15 minutes or until they're cooked through.
Take out the chicken thighs from the oil and put them on paper towel-lined plate. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Adjust the pepper to suit how spicy you like it.
Be careful when frying as hot oil can cause severe burns.
When deep frying it's good to use a slotted basket in the pot so the chicken pieces are easily and safely brought out of the hot oil.
A deep fryer is a good choice to deep fry but you can use a deep pan or chip pan with a slotted basket to fry.
Don't fry at too high a temperature as that will make the skin burn before the inside cooks.
Don't overcrowd the fryer. Overcrowding drops the temperature of the oil.
Put fried chicken on a kitchen towel to get rid of excess oil.
How long to deep fry chicken thighs (bone in) is between 25-30 minutes at a temperature of 350F/175C.For how long to deep fry boneless chicken thighs, it takes 15 minutes.How long to pan fry chicken thighs is generally between 15-25 minutes. The chicken internal temperature should be atleast 165F before it is considered safe to eat. You can check this by using a meat thermometer. Insert it at the thickest part of the chicken then read the temperature.