Deep-Fried Hoppy Chicken with Cucumber and Potato Salad

For the chicken:

1 free-range chicken, approx. 1 kg

150 ml Bitburger Radler naturtrüb

Juice of 1 organic lemon

2 organic lemons

2 eggs

50 ml heavy cream

50 g flour

150 g bread crumbs

Freshly ground salt

Freshly ground pepper

 

 

For the slaw:

1 cucumber

400 g precooked baby potatoes

½ bunch of radishes

½ bunch of green onions

A few sprigs of flat-leaf parsley

3 tbsp premium mild mustard

2 tbsp honey

50 ml white balsamic vinegar

50 ml Bitburger Radler naturtrüb

75 ml sunflower oil

 

Vegetable fat for deep frying

 

Preparation:

  1. Remove the legs and cut them into halves at the joint. Cut off the wings, then cut the breast from the remainder of the chicken and slice it into three parts. Stir the Radler and the lemon juice together and season the liquid with salt and pepper. Pour it over the meat and let it marinate for 20 to 25 minutes.
  2. Heat the vegetable fat to 160°C.
  3. Cut the cucumber in half and then cut again lengthwise. Trim off the ends and core the cucumber by scraping out the seeds with a spoon. Then, slice the cucumber parts thinly. Peel the potatoes and cut them into finger-thick slices. Wash the radishes and cut them into thin slices, and follow by washing the green onions and slicing them into fine rings. Pick off the parsley leaves. Stir together the remaining ingredients to make a vinaigrette and mix the sliced ingredients into it. Season again if desired.
  4. Mix the eggs with the cream. Roll the chicken pieces into the flour, then into the egg, and finally into the bread crumbs. After that, deep-fry the chicken piece by piece in the hot vegetable fat for 12 to 15 minutes. Drain the chicken pieces on paper towel and season them with salt.
  5. Garnish the salad with parsley and portion it out in bowls. Serve with the hoppy chicken.