McDonald’s restocked cook-it-yourself packs

McDonald’s Philippines has now restocked its cook-it-yourself McDo favourites. Consumers can get them at participating McDonald’s stores through Take Out and Drive Thru starting 19 April 2020. Click here for the participating outlets.

The caveat for the cook-it-yourself is you have to have certain essential ingredients at home including flour, salt, eggs and pepper, which are fairly common kitchen items.

The following are the cooking instructions.

Marinated Chicken

1. Thaw frozen chicken in refrigerator for 24 hours.
2. In a deep fryer or cooking pot, heat oil until small bubbles form.
3. While oil is heating, make the breading mixture by mixing flour, salt & pepper in a large bowl. Set aside.
   • Optional: Add garlic powder, onion powder, or cayenne for more flavor.
4. On a separate bowl, beat a few eggs.
5. Dip the pieces of chicken in beaten eggs then coat in the breading mixture.
6. Submerge each chicken piece in the cooking oil for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Skin should be golden brown.
7. Set cooked chicken on paper towels to drain excess oil.

Chicken McNuggets

1. In a deep fryer or cooking pot, heat oil until small bubbles form.
2. Submerge each piece in cooking oil for approximately 6-7 minutes or until color turns golden brown.
3. Set on paper towels to drain excess oil.

 Unfortunately, the barbecue sauce is not included in the pack.

Marinated Chicken Cuts (10 pcs per pack) – SRP PHP 219.00
Spicy Marinated Chicken Cuts (10 pcs per pack)  – SRP PHP 219.00
Chicken McNuggets (1.1 kg or approx. 50 pcs per pack) – SRP PHP 454.00

For Chicken McNuggets, McDonald’s has placed a cap of 3 packs per person to give more people the opportunity to enjoy this offer. As long as the store has supply, there is no limit to how many packs of marinated chicken cuts (original and spicy) each customer can buy.

During the current pandemic, fast food chains are looking at various ways to reach out to customers including introducing cook-it-yourself packs to generate a new revenue stream. The official reason McDonald’s is selling cook-it-yourself packs is to “help customers have access to food they can conveniently cook and enjoy at home.”