A take on southern-fried chicken but without the grease. These spicy drumsticks really taste good and would be perfect to serve a crowd of kids or adults. Serve with chips and salad (and maybe some cold beers).
Crispy southern-baked chicken – serves 4
- 50g flour
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 100g panko breadcrumbs or day-old breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp celery salt (we used ordinary salt)
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
Put the flour, 1 tsp of the the paprika and salt and pepper in a large freezer bag. Put the egg in a shallow bowl. Put the breadcrumbs, the other tsp of paprika, the cayenne pepper, celery salt and plenty of black pepper into a separate bowl and mix well.
Put the chicken in the freezer bag and toss to coat in the flour. Tip out into a sieve and shake to remove any excess.
Dip each drumstick in the egg, then coat with the breadcrumbs. Cover and leave in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to help the breadcrumbs stick.
Heat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.
Heat the oil in a large, heavy tray in the the oven for 10 minutes.
Add the chicken to the tray spacing well apart. Cook in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, turning once the underside is golden brown and crusty. Drain on kitchen paper before serving with chips and salad.
(Original recipe from Family Kitchen Cookbook by Caroline Bretherton, DK, 2013.)
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