Fried chicken drumsticks, oyster mushrooms, mashed potatoes & tartar sauce

Fried chicken drumsticks are a classic and everyone loves them. I remember my grandma telling me how there used to be one recipe for fried chicken and today you can find a million versions of it, seems like every household has their own unique way of making them. In my family every generation has its own recipe, even my brother makes them his own way that varies from mine. No matter the recipe, in my family it’s like an unspoken rule to serve them with tartar sauce and mashed potatoes.

A bit of history behind fried chicken drumsticks is that Scots first made them as far back as the middle ages, they brought the recipe to United States, and after introducing it the American South it became an all time favourite. Today it has found its way to the Sunday dinner table and everyone loves them.

I’m sharing with you my version of the recipe and hope you’re going to like it. Check it out, try it out and share how it turned out!

And some needed sunshine on this rainy day:

Island Vir, Croatia

Island Vir, Croatia

Island Vir, Croatia

Enjoy & happy cooking!

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Preparation: 25 min

Cook time: 35 min

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

• 6 chicken drumsticks
• 250 g oyster mushrooms
• 2 eggs medium
• 50 ml milk
• 120 g strong flour
• 200 g bread crumbs
• 80 g Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp red paprika
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 250 g potatoes, sliced
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tbsp sour cream
• 1 tsp butter
• vegetable oil
• Salt & pepper to taste

Tartar sauce:

• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 2 tbsp pickle relish
• 1 tsp fresh shallot
• 1 tsp fresh dill
• 2 tsp onion, grated

How to

1. Season chicken drumsticks with salt & pepper, set aside. Place flour in one bowl, whisk 2 eggs and milk in a second bowl and mix together bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, cayenne pepper, red paprika & garlic powder in a third bowl.
2. Cook sliced potatoes in a slightly salted water over medium heat until soft. Drain water and press potatoes with 1 tablespoon of milk, 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 teaspoon of butter and 1 teaspoon of salt until all the ingredients are combined and you get a bowl of delicious mashed potatoes.
3. Roll chicken drumsticks in flour, next in egg mixture and then in breadcrumbs with spices and Parmesan cheese.  Repeat the process with oyster mushrooms. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry chicken drumsticks and oyster mushrooms until crispy and golden from the outside.
4. Make tartar sauce in a small bowl by whisking together 1 cup of sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, pickle relish, fresh shallot and dill, grated onion and a pinch of salt if needed.
5. Serve crispy chicken drumsticks and oyster mushrooms with mashed potatoes and tartar sauce!