Chef Eric Huang of NYC’s Pecking House shows how to make the ultimate fried chicken sandwich. Using a buttermilk brine with MSG and five-spice, a double-fry method, and crispy chicken thighs dunked in special Pecking House chili oil, this sandwich delivers maximum crunch and juiciness.
00:00 Intro
00:35 Prepping the chicken
03:16 Dredging and frying
07:10 Making the sandwich
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48 Comments
Crispy = the front of your teeth
Crunchy = the back of your teeth
Mind blown 🤯
Very personable chef, great vid! Gonna try the dredge recipe for fish fry, gotta be a winner.
Thank you for sharing your fried chicken video, I will definitely try that.
Still in awe by how this guy effortlessly drops such knowledge on techniques and chemistry and culture – all without skipping a beat. Also, If you haven't seen his fried rice vid, i highly recommend checking it out
"We use thighs" because they are cheaper and we have low profit margins on a 30$ chicken sandwich with MSG.
Please reopen the Flatbush location. I'll go halfsies
This is straight up the best chicken sandwich in NYC. No doubt.
Who was eating that kind of fried chicken sandwiches 40 years ago ? Almost no one and we are asking why we have an obesity epidemic and people need ozempic
Love that he leans into embracing MSG. When people/products advertise that it's "MSG free!", I instantly dislike it. MSG is truth, MSG is life.
michelin chef cuttin on a plastic board…
Love Eric! I've watched him do his fried chicken on every YouTube food channel and could watch a thousand more. Gotta try this thing next time in NYC 🫶
can you get it without the mayo?
Seen him make this sandwich on four different channels..still can't get enough.
this mf have the fried chicken phd
This guy is great!
Made with Cat and Dog meat 🍖
Mayo > butter for the toast. Always
8:25 shoulda said Skadoosh 😂
THANK YOU
v nice
I won't rest until I have this sandwich. Looks absolutely amazing
I agree with everything you like in a burger,,, structural integrity being a big one!
Makes me wanna leave Fl to visit the insanity (2026) that is NYC
This guy is great – he’s a culinary artist and a scientist!
Bro this chef is a delight to listen to
you aint gotta do all that to make a great fried chicken sandwich.
Only an Asian would describe a sandwich remaining intact as “structural integrity.”
It's a burger, fried chicken burger! Sandwich has sliced bread.
This looks BANGING
Let's be real. He's a physicist who happens to cook. Love it.
Hold the pickles
Clown loves himself
This dude sucks
msg……
That’s a chicken burger not a sandwich.
Michelin is overated
Better than Chik Fil A
What kind of oil is best for this recipe?
I'm sure deep down he knows it's just a fried chicken sandwich
Hahaha love this, respect!
MSG ☠️
Structural integrity!! Nothing moves! 😂👍🏼
That wil be 15$
Actually kinda sad to see the Bon Appetit scandal(2020) is forgotten by now
The only reason they changed, is because they got caught and even then I'd question if they changed.
"I don't think we need more butter"
Paula Deen: "And I took that personally"
Perfection!
Amazing technique and love, want chickn in my mouf now
🥲