Tasty crousty: the crispy chicken recipe

Ingredients

• 120 g Thai rice (1 part)
• 230 ml water (1.5 parts)
• 2 breaded chicken fillets

Sauce:

• 3 tablespoons crème fraîche
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sweet and sour sauce
• 1 pinch smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• sweet and sour sauce
• fried onions
• chives (or parsley)

Preparation

• Cooking the rice:
  Cook the rice, covered, in 1.5 times its volume of water for 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Reheat the breaded chicken:
  -Oven: 8 minutes in a preheated oven at 410°F/210°C, turning halfway through.
  -Air fryer: 8 minutes at 350°F/180°C on the air-fry setting, turning halfway through.
  -Pan: 8 minutes over medium heat, turning halfway through.
  
• Prepare the sauce:
  Mix the crème fraîche, mayonnaise, sweet and sour sauce, soy sauce and paprika.
• Cut the chicken into small pieces.
  
• Assembly:
  Place the rice in a shallow bowl. Cover it with sauce and spread the sauce evenly (set aside a little sauce for step 8).
• Spread the breaded chicken, cut into pieces, over the sauce.
  
• Add a little more sauce throughout. Add sweet and sour sauce as well.
• Sprinkle with fried onions and chopped chives (or parsley).
  
• And it's ready, enjoy :-)

Observations

What are the stated serving sizes?
If you're used to eating "Poulet Crousty," you'll know that the portions can be enormous and are better suited to big eaters. Here, we've made sure the portions are just right. You can make this same recipe (listed for two people) if you're really hungry ;-)

How do you make homemade fried breaded chicken fillets?
We have an air fryer recipe here and a recipe for extra-crispy, KFC-style chicken in the deep fryer here.

How do you make homemade fried onions?
We have an oven recipe here and an air fryer recipe here.

How do you store Poulet Crousty?
Let it cool completely at room temperature (for no more than 2 hours). Store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days in a container with the lid slightly ajar (don't use a completely airtight container, as that will make everything go soft).

What's the best way to reheat Poulet Crousty?
It's best to separate the rice and chicken. Reheat the rice in the microwave and the chicken in the oven or air fryer. You can also reheat everything together in a frying pan.

What can I use instead of breaded chicken?
Yes, we know this is a Poulet Crousty recipe, but if you want to change things up, you can also make it with breaded shrimp (or even plant-based breaded alternatives if you're vegetarian), and it'll be delicious.

Can I replace the sauce in Poulet Crousty?
Here, we've used our homemade sauce and sweet and sour sauce. You can also use sriracha mayonnaise!

What can I use instead of chives?
You can use parsley instead, or even cilantro if you like!

What kind of rice should I use?
We used Thai rice, but you can also use basmati rice. It should also be cooked in 1.5 parts water.

To make cooking the rice easier:
Fill a glass with rice and pour it into the saucepan. Fill the same glass with water and pour it into the saucepan. Fill the glass halfway with water and add that to the saucepan, then cover with a lid. Turn the heat to medium and turn it off after 10 minutes.

Can I use rice that's already cooked? (For anyone who can't be bothered ;-) )
You can use leftover rice, for example, and reheat it just before serving, or use packets of cooked rice that can be reheated in the microwave (follow the instructions on the packet).

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