Crispy Sour Cream and Onion Chicken Recipe (2024)

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sarah

Yes, you can bake them.. use a rack or line the pan with parchment paper, set your oven to 400-420 depending on your oven, spray the tops lightly with oil of choice, and bake 30 minutes. I have used boneless, skinless chicken thighs as well. Marinate all day, for the best flavor

Jessica

I am going to make this with crushed potato chips in place of the Panko. I feel this is the hero(ic substitution) we all need right now.

Jean louis LONNE

I'm thankful most people like white chicken meat, it drives the price of juicier, tastier dark meat down to cheap. Any recipe calling for white meat, I use dark, it always has more flavour.

Marianna O

I used small pieces of boneless thighs. Spread parchment over a large baking sheet. Lightly oiled it. Baked the chicken pieces at 400 for about twenty minutes, turning once halfway through. They browned nicely. Delicious.

Amy

If you would like to bake instead of fry, you could add a bit of olive oil or melted butter to the panko bread crumbs with the seasonings. The extra fat will allow the crumbs to brown nicely, but won’t add nearly as many calories as frying.

MLCDz

Instead of panko, I used crushed kettle cooked chips. Unbelievably delicious.

Jim R

If your chicken breasts are large--see Fresh Market--try making the cutlets this way. About 40% from skinny end, cut the skinny end off and make one cutlet. The thick end can then be sliced horizontally to make 2 cutlets. Result: 3 cutlets of almost identical size (and similar cooking time.) The Tip about freezing for a short time--or cutting while still slightly frozen-- is a good one.

Cynthia

This was fabulous. Cradling the chicken breasts in Greek yogurt for however long you choose before pressing into Panko crumbs is genius. I added Parmesan and garlic salt to mine. Recipes that call for dredging cutlets in flour and then dipping in beaten egg before coating with bread crumbs are begging to be converted to this method.

Bellaverdi

Mmmmm...real good. Due to taste preference, I used boneless thighs. Also, decided to oven roast...425, 45 minutes, turning over half way.All came together very nicely. Served with roasted halved tomatoes done in same oven.

Cheri

To bake, melt about 4 T butter and toss with the panko, stirring well to make sure butter is evenly distributed (crumbs will look a little darker), before seasoning with onion powder, salt and pepper. Then bake at 400° for about 30 minutes til crisp and golden.

TonyL

I made this exactly how the recipe states and it was delicious. It made the whole house smell good, too. Note: If you change the breading, the fat, the heat source and the cut of meat, it's not this recipe anymore; it's something else.

Sue Upton

I have found that anything breaded for frying can also be backed or air fried- just needs a little oil mixed with the breadcrumbs or the pieces sprayed with an aerosol oil.

babysladkaya

I think you can totally bake these, best if you bake them on a wire rack. I have baked other sorts of breaded chicken cutlets this way.

Janine

Surprisingly moist and delicious! We used full fat Greek yogurt, as that’s what we had, with plenty of chives. I’m usually leery of onion powder, but great taste. We did leave out the second tablespoon in the Panko- it seemed like it would be too much.You might think this is a gimmick recipe, but it works!

me

Add oil/butter to breadcrumbsAdd Parmesan/garlic powder to bread crumbsBake at 400

Ann

Would grated onion work as well as all that onion powder?

Madbee16

Has anyone air fried? If so please share how you did it and if satisfied with results. Thanks

Nan

Has anyone tried these in an air fryer?

Jose Rangel

I use sour cream instead of egg to coat my chicken when I fry em anyway, so this is the logical next step, I’m stoked to try this, gonna probably use potato chips with my breading for sure, I like using potato chips too.

Josh R

Pound chicken to 1/8 inch thick!? Is that for real, or somehow aspirational, like when pie crust recipes pretend to work with some minuscule measure of water? I mean, I'm looking at a chicken breast that's about 3/4 of an inch thick. If I pound it to 1/8 inch, it will expand to six time the area, about the size of a large dinner plate. That seems like something I would have noticed somewhere in the world before.

Ann

Delicious and much easier than the normal breaded recipe (flour/egg/crumbs) I make. Good flavor given the minimal number of ingredients. Will definitely make again.

Janice F

The coating didn’t stick to the chicken at all, and what coating did adhere was insipid. Better idea…Have a bag of sour cream and onion potato chips with a glass of wine or a martini or 2, then make chicken piccata instead. Coat your chicken in seasoned flour, then dip in beaten egg, followed with seasoned bread crumbs. Make a lemon and caper pan sauce. You’re welcome.

Milan Solarz-Patel

Made this last night for dinner and it came out delicious. A few comments: I only marinated it for 1/2 hour because didn't plan ahead. I also added paprika and shredded Parmesan cheese to the bread crumbs for added flavor profile. Served it with fresh fries and simple green salad on the side.

MaineChef

Delicious! I substituted pork tenderloin for the chicken. I cut the tenderloin into 4 pieces and pounded them thin and coated with the sour cream. Also I did not have dried chives so I substituted dried minced onion. Mmmmm big hit and will definitely make again.

NettieO

I always try to make the original recipe before changing it up. However, I didn’t have chicken or chives. I used pork cutlets, and a minced 1/2 vidalia onion. It turned out really well and I can’t wait to try it with chicken and a LOT of chives. Will make this either way again

Joyce

Can these be frozen and then reheated?

M.

How do I get the picture of the dish to print with the recipe?? (Just learning!)

JT

Love it! Thank you for this delicious recipe!

Barbara

If doing for one person, how can you reheat it?

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Crispy Sour Cream and Onion Chicken Recipe (2024)

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What is the trick to getting crispy chicken? ›

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Does baking soda or powder make fried chicken crispy? ›

That trick is a sprinkling of baking powder, and it'll get you the crispiest, crackliest bites of fatty, salty skin imaginable, whether you're cooking just one thigh, a plate of wings, or an entire bird. Baking powder, it turns out, is good for quite a lot more than baking.

Can you use sour cream instead of buttermilk for chicken? ›

You can use sour cream or yogurt instead of buttermilk when preparing fried chicken. You'll want to thin them both with some milk until they reach a buttermilk-like consistency and then proceed as you would with buttermilk.

Does cornstarch crispy chicken? ›

My not-so-secret tip to the best fried chicken is a combination of FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, and BAKING POWDER. When mixed with the flour, the cornstarch makes the flour coating crispier and gives it that golden brown color! (It has to do with prevention of gluten development.)

Is cornstarch or baking soda better for crispy chicken? ›

The baking powder raises the pH of the surface, allowing it to crisp better*), and tossing in plain cornstarch to absorb some surface moisture and create a rougher texture for the batter to adhere to. *See more on the science of baking powder and chicken wings in this article on oven-fried buffalo wings.

Should I use cornstarch or flour for crispy chicken? ›

Cornstarch will make your fried chicken better. A 50-50 split of all-purpose flour and cornstarch in your batter will leave you with an audibly crunchy, beautiful browned exterior. The corn adds a bit of golden color that all-purpose flour can't quite get to.

What is the secret to good fried chicken? ›

The secret to succulent fried chicken starts with a marinade or brine, which keeps the chicken at its peak juiciness. Fried chicken traditionalists generally choose a buttermilk marinade while others swear by a brine, which is a mixture of sugar, salt and sometimes spices dissolved into water.

What ingredient makes chicken skin crispy? ›

Coating the chicken in baking powder and salt before cooking produced an intensely crispy skin—at first.

What goes first flour or egg? ›

Remember – flour first, then egg, then crumbs

The flour creates a dry surface on the wet or moist food and it's this dry surface that the egg will hold on to in the next step. If you didn't coat a chicken breast in flour, for instance, the egg would just slide right off the slippery chicken.

What happens if I use sour cream instead of buttermilk? ›

Yes, you can substitute sour cream! Thin it with milk or water to get the right consistency. For each cup of buttermilk needed, use 3/4 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup liquid. Editor's Tip: Sour cream has a higher fat content, so this will result in richer-tasting foods.

How much sour cream to substitute for buttermilk? ›

To replace 1 cup (240 mL) of buttermilk in a recipe, combine 3/4 cup (172 grams) of sour cream with 1/4 cup (60 mL) of water or milk, and whisk the mixture until smooth.

Do you rinse buttermilk off chicken before cooking? ›

When marinating chicken in buttermilk, there's no need to rinse it before cooking. In fact, rinsing would wash away a lot of the flavor your just infused! Simply remove the chicken from the buttermilk and let the excess marinade drip off. Discard any excess marinade.

What does soaking chicken in cornstarch do? ›

First, the meat gets a nice, velvety coating. Letting the meat sit in the cornstarch marinade gives it that thick coating. That coating is crucial for the next thing – cooking. When the chicken is briefly boiled, that coating turns solid, sealing in all of the juices of the meat, so none of it escapes.

Should I coat my chicken in cornstarch before frying? ›

Cornstarch Is the Secret to the Crispiest Fried Chicken

And, it's the secret ingredient for getting crispy coatings like tempura paper-thin.

What happens if I put cornstarch on chicken? ›

You can toss chicken in cornstarch and fry it. The coating will be thin and crispy but nowhere near as delightful as a crust made from wheat flour. Corn starch contains no gluten, so a dredge or batter made solely from it won't have the same structure as one made from wheat flour.

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The best way to keep fried foods crispy? Just place them on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. If you're frying multiple batches, throw the whole setup into a low oven to keep everything warm as you keep frying and adding to the rack.

What makes chicken skin extra crispy? ›

Rub with Salt and Baking Powder

Both substances pull moisture out of the skin. But baking powder has additional powers. It prods some of the skin's proteins and fat to break down, which, combined with its alkalinity, accelerates the Maillard reaction, for skin that browns and crisps more quickly.

How do Chinese get their chicken so crispy? ›

The chicken is then air-dried for 10 to 12 hours before being flash-fried, then oil-poached. The skin gets its signature crispiness from 10 to 12 minutes of basting with scalding hot oil right before serving.

What's the secret to good fried chicken? ›

The secret to succulent fried chicken starts with a marinade or brine, which keeps the chicken at its peak juiciness. Fried chicken traditionalists generally choose a buttermilk marinade while others swear by a brine, which is a mixture of sugar, salt and sometimes spices dissolved into water.

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