Brooklyn Beckham enjoys cooking and usually posts videos of his dishes on social media, but his newest recipe has prompted controversy about how much oil is too much.
His basic fried chicken video sparked outrage among viewers when the 24-year-old seemed to pour an entire bottle of avocado oil into the pan.
Brooklyn held out a nearly full bottle of avocado oil at the start of his Instagram clip, but when he transitioned to pouring it into the pan, he drained said bottle.
The container in question looks to be either 750ml or 1 litre of avocado oil from the sponsoring brand, which several viewers thought was excessive.
Brooklyn, who was recently sighted with his father at a Manchester United game, marinated the chicken in a generous amount of milk and seasonings.
He then covered the two enormous chicken breast pieces in a flour mixture and fried them until they were delightfully crispy.
Viewers questioned if the model really needed to use an entire bottle, with one popular commenter protesting: ‘That’s a LOT of oil.’
Another quipped: ‘Do you save the rest of the oil?’
‘There are people dying in the world from starvation – you used enough oil and milk for about 20 people. But you wouldn’t understand that,’ added another, quite harshly.
Many others rallied to Brooklyn’s defence, claiming that deep frying requires a lot of oil.
‘That’s how you FRY chicken,’ replied one fan, while another added witheringly: ‘Quite hard to fry chicken without it.’
Others said the dish looked ‘amazing’ and ‘yummy,’ as the chef blended mayo and spices for a dip to accompany his fried chicken.
‘Love using avocado oil to fry with. Avocado oil fries stuff so evenly and tastes wonderful! Keep doing your thing Brooklyn! Maybe one day you’ll have your own restaurant🔥🥰’ wrote one encouraging fan.
Many people requested a written form of the recipe so they could follow along, however if you’re going to make it at home, it might be worth it to use an air fryer instead of all that oil.
Brooklyn previously stated that cooking is a ‘escape’ for him and that it ‘takes [his] mind off anything that’s happening.’
‘I am not a chef, I am a cook,’ he tweeted in response to admirers on Instagram who questioned his abilities. ‘I just absolutely love cooking and starting from the very bottom and you know, learning, I’m going to be learning every day.’
