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Best Ever Spicy Oven-Fried Chicken - Southern

Best Ever Spicy Oven-Fried Chicken - Southern Recipe

I love this chicken recipe--after messing around with oil fried chicken, I found this recipe and it's exactly what I was looking for, darn close to "real" fried chicken without the hassle of oil frying. There is marinating time, but otherwise super easy. Don't be intimidated by th amount of hot pepper sauce in the marinade, the chicken will pick up only some of the heat.
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine Southern American
Calories 283.3 kcal

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 12 chicken pieces, with skin and bones (breasts, thighs and drumsticks)

Coating

  • 1 cup dry unseasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions
 

  • Whisk buttermilk, oil, hot pepper sauce, mustard, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in large bowl to blend well. Add onion, then chicken and turn to coat.
  • Cover, chill at least 3 hours or up to 1 day, turning chicken occasionally. I usually get a big gallon ziploc bag and place the marinade and chicken in the bag.
  • Place racks on 2 large rimmed baking sheets.
  • Whisk breadcrumbs, cheese, flour, thyme, paprika, cayenne and 1 teaspoon salt in large baking dish to blend.
  • Remove chicken from marinade, allowing, excess to drip off. Add chicken to breadcrumb mixture and turn to coat completely.
  • Arrange chicken, skin side up, on racks on baking sheets.
  • Let stand 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 425°F Drizzle butter over chicken.
  • Place chicken in oven and bake until crisp, golden and cooked through about 50 minutes.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Nutrition

Serving: 136gCalories: 283.3kcalCarbohydrates: 23.3gProtein: 7.5gFat: 18.1gSaturated Fat: 6.4gCholesterol: 22.2mgSodium: 1341.1mgFiber: 1.9gSugar: 4.9g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Chicken, Meat, Oven, Poultry
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