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KFC A La Carte Drum

$3.29 80-170 cal 12g protein

A la carte fried chicken drumstick in your choice of Original Recipe or Extra Crispy.

Checked across 21 restaurants, $2.41 and $3.99.

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 130 kcal
  • Protein 12g 24%
  • Carbs 4g 1%
  • Fat 8g 10%
Nutrient Amount % DV
Calories 130kcal 7%
Total Fat 8g 10%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 430mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Protein 12g 24%

Figures are KFC's own published nutrition data, for a 53g serving, and can vary by restaurant or customisation. Percent Daily Values use a 2,000 calorie diet. Compare this against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

A La Carte Drum Complete Information

The KFC A La Carte Drum costs $3.29 and carries 80-170 cal, with 12g of protein and 430mg of sodium. A drumstick is the piece most people picture when they picture fried chicken: dark meat on a single bone, easy to hold, hard to overcook. It carries more meat than a A La Carte Wing and considerably less than a A La Carte Breast, at a price sitting between the two.

Drums are the practical order. They travel better than any other piece because the meat is protected by bone on one side and skin on the other, and they stay edible at room temperature far longer than a breast does. Two of them make a light meal and cost less than any sandwich on the Sandwiches & Wraps menu. On a bucket order they are the pieces that vanish first, which is worth knowing before you split one with a table.

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Gluten
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Wheat
  • MSG

Not stated by KFC: Meat, Animal Products, Corn, Seeds, Sulfites, Nitrates, Yeast, Alcohol, Artificial Coloring, Onion, Garlic, Crustacean Shellfish, Molluscan Shellfish, Celery, Mustard, Lupin. KFC records no status for these, so treat them as unknown rather than absent.

Allergen information is based on standard recipes. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy when ordering.

Pairs Well Together

Pepsi is carried by 21 of the restaurants we sampled, which makes it the safest thing to add.

$3.29 A La Carte Drum $2.99 Pepsi

Combo Total

$6.28 380 cal

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KFC A La Carte Drum Recipe

Drumsticks are where bone-in frying is learned, because the bone conducts heat into the centre and the fat keeps the meat forgiving. The one thing to get right is oil temperature: too hot and the crust is done long before the meat near the bone is.

Prep20 min
Cook16 min
Total36 min
DifficultyMedium
Servings
4

Ingredients

Chicken

Brine

The seasoned flour

To fry

Method

0 of 6 steps

Tips

  • White pepper carries the Original Recipe flavour more than any other single spice in the blend. Black pepper is not a substitute; it tastes of something else entirely.
  • Rub 3 tbsp of the brine through the dry flour before you coat anything. The lumps it makes are what give the crust its craggy surface.
  • Use a thermometer in the oil and one in the chicken. Colour tells you nothing useful about how done bone-in chicken is.

Variations

  • Coat once rather than twice for the thinner Original Recipe style crust.
  • Add 1 tsp of MSG to the flour, which is in KFC's own ingredient statement and does more for the savoury note than salt alone.
  • Finish in a 350F oven for 5 minutes if your oil ran cool and the crust needs firming.

Serve it with

  • Two per person with a starch and something sharp.
  • Cold the next day, which is the drumstick's other advantage.
  • Eight at home cost well under eight at $3.29 each.

A home version of A La Carte Drum. It is our own recipe, not KFC's, and the Original Recipe blend stays a trade secret.

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A La Carte Drum Questions

$3.29 a la carte, the same as the A La Carte Thigh and more than the A La Carte Wing.

80-170 cal, with 12g of protein. It is the second lightest piece on the menu after the wing.

For frying, generally yes. Dark meat carries more fat and more connective tissue, so it stays moist through the temperatures a crust needs. Breast dries out at the same temperature that makes a good coating.

Per gram of protein, the A La Carte Breast at $3.89 for 39g. Per dollar spent on something enjoyable to eat, the drum. They answer different questions.

Better than any other piece. Ten minutes at 375F in an oven brings the crust most of the way back. A microwave will not, and never has.

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