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Low carb fried chicken recipe that is as tasty as chicken breaded in wheat flour but without the carbs. Suitable for gut healing diets and Paleo friendly. Only 4 ingredients plus seasoning and 10 minutes to make!
When my husband and I first eliminated grains in our diet while on GAPS a few years ago, fried chicken was one of the first dishes to go out the window.  I recently had the idea to make low carb fried chicken by battering in coconut flour instead of wheat flour. Sometimes you have to wonder why the most obvious things take so long to come to mind.
My family loved it!  They didn’t notice any difference from the wheat flour believe it or not!
I prefer to do much of my frying in expeller-pressed coconut oil. It is a wonderful high heat oil that does not lose its integrity and become toxic when cooking with it.
I used big chunks of leftover chicken from the night before when I roasted a whole fryer for dinner. I seasoned the coconut flour with a few sprinkles of Herbamare and also tossed in a bit with the beaten egg as well.
We Moms all know that the main trick with leftovers is making it look like it isn’t leftovers! Frying it up this way makes the chicken definitely look fresh and appealing!
The only pitfall is to make sure you don’t cook it too long. The chicken is already cooked and the coconut flour is done within minutes, so watch it carefully to ensure the chicken doesn’t get dried out.
Battered Chicken Keto Style
Along the same line, I had a casual dinner party for family and friends recently. We battered the chicken strips with coconut flour. The coconut overtones were very pleasant. It reminded me of a local joint I used to go to years ago that had the most fantastic coconut shrimp!
I held my breath to see everyone’s reaction and heaved a sigh of relief when people starting reaching for seconds!
Using coconut flour to batter meat and frying it up in coconut oil is simply heavenly. I like to serve it with healthy homemade mayo. Mix in some onion powder to taste after you make the mayo to make the most fabulous ranch-like sauce. Delicious!
Healthier Frying!
One final plus from frying things in coconut flour instead of grain flour is that you avoid creating acrylamide. If you remember, acrylamide is a carcinogen that is formed when you cook any starch at a high temperature.
Coconut flour is much higher in fat and protein and has virtually zero carbs compared with grain flour. Hence, this problem is eliminated to a large extent.
Give it a try yourself and let me know what you think!
Low Carb Fried Chicken Recipe
Low carb fried chicken recipe that is as tasty as chicken breaded in wheat flour but without the carbs. Suitable for gut healing diets and Paleo friendly. Only 4 ingredients plus seasoning and 10 minutes to make!
Ingredients
- 1 pound leftover cooked chicken preferably pastured and soy free
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 – 1 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp herbamare
- 2 Tbl expeller pressed coconut oil
Instructions
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Cut leftover cooked chicken into finger size pieces.
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Beat eggs in a small bowl.
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Melt coconut oil in a large frypan and set on the stovetop at medium heat.
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Sprinkle a plate with coconut oil and blend in the seasoning mix.
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Dip each piece of chicken in the beaten eggs and then dredge through the coconut flour blend. Each piece of chicken should be completely breaded on both sides.
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Carefully place each piece of breaded chicken in the oiled frypan and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until the breading is cooked and light brown. Do not overcook as his will dry out the chicken.
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Remove chicken from the pan and serve immediately.
thehealthyhomeeconomist? Why did you and your husband go grain free? I didn’t see a post on it.
Sarah,
Interested to know why you eliminated grains from your diet. I hear very very different things about grains and even some internal disagreement amongst Weston A Pricers. Just wondering if you would share why you chose to do this.
Curious to know what is the best buy for a five gallon bucket of coconut oil. I usually buy it by the gallon, but thought it might be cheaper in the long run to go bigger. Tropical Traditions when they are offering free shipping?
Dan-Nola Anderson Just keep the grains at a moderate level .. not the amount that most people eat. Even if you ate only properly prepared grains at the rate most Americans consume grain based foods it would be too much. Some folks need more than others. If you get tired after eating them, that’s a sign to wean them down a bit more. There is no exact answer to this question. You will need to really observe how you feel and adjust accordingly.
Sarah, I’m confused about coconut oil being good for “high heat”. I never put it too much past medium to medium high. But even med high for frying makes it smoke quickly. And my understanding is that any oil that starts to smoke due to heat is rancid. Is that correct? Any clarification is appreciated. Ty. I use a High quality coconut oil.
Yum – turned out great! Hubbie’s was perfect, mine (2nd batch) was more like “blackened”, but tasted great. I cooked it in Palm shortening and served on organic baby greens. YUMMMMMMMM!!!!!
Thanks for all the posts and blogs, my children (6 and 2) and I just started on our journey to real/traditional foods/cooking, they have been such a help. The only thing I’m unsure about is how much grains my family should be eating (sprouted and or soaked of course)? What is the traditional view on this? Thanks
Noahla, read the following article on Leaky Gut. You can also search for leaky gut and grains. You will have a bunch of info:
http://realfoodforager.com/leaky-gut-why-it-happens-and-what-to-do-about-it/
I use almond meal, salt, pepper, paprika and coconut oil for chicken, and bake it in the oven. Divine!
Why did you guys decide to go grain free? If you don’t mind my asking…