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Cheat’s guide to southern fried chicken

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Last night I was feeling a bit under the weather so the good hubby treated me by making supper following a recipe from Hemsley & Hemsley in what is the latest instalment of my obsession with these beautiful sisters.  The premise behind the recipe is southern fried chicken but without the fried and a “batter” with a base of ground almonds.  The result is really tasty and even the good hubby agreed, and believe me this is a guy that knows his chicken.  It’s not going to replace a good old cheeky KFC by any means {I can’t believe I just admitted that} but it is a really great much healthier alternative.  We served ours with an avocado and yogurt coleslaw which really hit through the spice mix perfectly.

Ingredients

180g ground almonds
2 eggs
8 pieces of chicken (drumsticks and thighs work best) with skin on
1 tbsp coconut oil (or spray oil if you have this)
salt and pepper
3 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line baking tray with parchment.
  2. Place the ground almonds with all the spices into a bowl and mix thoroughly.  In a second bowl beat the eggs until mixed well.
  3. Dip the chicken pieces, one at a time, first in the egg then coat in the ground almonds and spices mix and place on the baking tray.
  4. Heat the coconut oil and use a spoon to drizzle over the chicken {this is what will give them that southern fried crispy chicken feel}.  I think if you could find a good quality spray oil that would work really well too.
  5. Bake the chicken in the oven for 45 minutes until golden and sprinkle with some sea salt and pepper.  Serve!   

 

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