Chicken in a Basket

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Southern style chicken is a bit of a treat, but let’s be honest, deep frying stuff is a pain in the arse. Here we shallow fry to get crispy, then finish in the oven. Make sure you use dried herbs…

Ingredients
  • 9-10 Chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks, breast on the bone)
  • 500ml Buttermilk
  • 2 tsp Marjoram
  • 2 tsp Oregano
  • 2 tsp Sage
  • 2 tsp Chilli powder
  • 2 tsp White pepper
  • 2 tsp Onion salt
  • 2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 4 tsp Salt (quality flaked salt)
  • 2 tsp Sweet paprika
  • 2 tsp Smoked paprika
  • 50g Cornflour
  • 100g Plain flour

Method

  1. Marinate the chicken in the buttermilk for 8+ hours, preferably overnight
  2. When ready mix all the dried ingredients to create the rub, and dredge the chicken in it
  3. Dust off any excess rub, then shallow fry, skin side down, on a gentle heat for 10 minutes or so
  4. Flip the chicken and fry for another 10 minutes to crisp up the other side
  5. Transfer to a medium oven (or BBQ) and cook through for another 15 minutes
  6. Serve in a bowl or special basket, along with a side of coleslaw
Watch out...
Make sure you are frying on a nice low/medium heat, if it’s too high you’ll burn the herbs and spices and won’t get a good crisp outer.

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