Menu Prices AUZinger-Style Chicken Burger at Home
KFC copycat · ⏱ 35 mins · Difficulty: Medium · Serves 2 · By Sophie Bernard
Buttermilk-brined fillet, hot spice crumb, toasted brioche. Built to sit beside the real Zinger Burger’s numbers — $9.30, 1,874 kJ.
The Original
Zinger Burger
Price: $9.30 (pickup)
Energy: 1,874 kJ (448 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 2 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Medium.
- 2 chicken breast fillets (about 150 g each)
- 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
- 1 tsp fine salt, plus extra to finish
- 1½ cups (225 g) plain flour
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper (halve it for less heat)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying (about 2 cm deep)
- 2 brioche buns
- 4 cos lettuce leaves
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
Method
- Slice each fillet horizontally if thick, then soak in the buttermilk and salt for at least 30 minutes (up to 4 hours) in the fridge.
- Stir the flour, cornflour and all the spices together in a wide bowl. Drizzle in 1 tbsp of the brine and rub it through to make the shaggy bits that crisp up.
- Lift each fillet out, dredge firmly in the flour mix, dip back in the brine, and dredge again. Rest 10 minutes so the crumb sets.
- Shallow-fry in oil at about 175°C for 4–5 minutes per side, until deep golden and 75°C in the centre. Drain on a rack, not paper.
- Toast the buns, sauce both sides with mayonnaise, add lettuce, then the hot fillet. Serve straight away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Zinger Burger?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Zinger Burger is $9.30 for pickup with 1,874 kJ (448 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 35 minutes, rated Medium difficulty, serving 2.
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 2 chicken breast fillets (about 150 g each), 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk, 1 tsp fine salt, plus extra to finish, and 10 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 2.
What does the original cost at KFC?
The real Zinger Burger is $9.30 (pickup), 1,874 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Zinger Burger at KFC page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.