I tried TikTok's viral Doritos fried chicken hack and it reminded me of fair food in the worst way

Pauline VillegasSep 17, 2022, 17:46 IST

This Doritos chicken TikTok recipe won't be a repeat for me, but I liked the creativity of the meal.Pauline Villegas/Insider

The viral Doritos fried chicken recipe from TikTok was challenging for a novice chef like myself.
Tiktoker @syllygirl shared the recipe in July and since it's garnered over 18 million views.

When I think of Doritos, I think of a summer barbeque. My family and I love the chips as a side to the classic all-American burger and hot dog.

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Fortunately, I already had a majority of the necessary ingredients at home.

The ingredients were simple, and most of the things I needed I already had in my pantry.Pauline Villegas/Insider

I began by adding two eggs and "a little bit of milk" to the Doritos bag per the recipe's instructions.

There was little to no guidance on measurements in the TikTok video, so I used an estimate.Pauline Villegas/Insider

After adding the eggs and milk to the bag, I folded the end closed and used a large wooden spoon to mash the ingredients together.

The smell and look of Doritos mixed with eggs and milk was not appetizing, to say the least.Pauline Villegas/Insider

After almost five minutes of hitting the bag and shaking the ingredients together, the pieces were still too large and became soggy.

For a breaded chicken recipe, these pieces seemed much too large to work with, so I transferred the chips into a plastic bag and continued breaking them up.Pauline Villegas/Insider

After my Doritos "breadcrumbs" were done, I put those aside and started seasoning the chicken.

Seasoning the chicken was the most straightforward part and made me crave a normal shake and bake.Pauline Villegas/Insider

After seasoning the chicken, I dipped each piece into flour and set it aside.

It was jarring not using an egg wash to dip the chicken breast into, but the recipe didn't mention it.Pauline Villegas/Insider

After multiple attempts of dipping the chicken into the Doritos bag, I was finally able to get the crumbs to stick to the chicken when I dipped it in the plastic bag of Doritos crumbs.

The Doritos breadcrumbs were still on the larger side at this stage.Pauline Villegas/Insider

After multiple attempts of dipping the chicken into the Doritos bag, I was finally able to get the crumbs to stick to the chicken when I dipped it in the plastic bag of Doritos crumbs.

Next, I added vegetable oil to a pan with medium heat.

Once the chicken started frying, my whole house immediately smelled like the county fair.Pauline Villegas/Insider

The final product was disappointing, to say the least.

As the chicken fried, some of the Doritos breadcrumbs came off.Pauline Villegas/Insider

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I tried TikTok's viral Doritos fried chicken hack and it reminded me of fair food in the worst way

When I think of Doritos, I think of a summer barbeque. My family and I love the chips as a side to the classic all-American burger and hot dog.

Fortunately, I already had a majority of the necessary ingredients at home.

I began by adding two eggs and "a little bit of milk" to the Doritos bag per the recipe's instructions.

After adding the eggs and milk to the bag, I folded the end closed and used a large wooden spoon to mash the ingredients together.

After almost five minutes of hitting the bag and shaking the ingredients together, the pieces were still too large and became soggy.

After my Doritos "breadcrumbs" were done, I put those aside and started seasoning the chicken.

After seasoning the chicken, I dipped each piece into flour and set it aside.

After multiple attempts of dipping the chicken into the Doritos bag, I was finally able to get the crumbs to stick to the chicken when I dipped it in the plastic bag of Doritos crumbs.

Next, I added vegetable oil to a pan with medium heat.

The final product was disappointing, to say the least.