Description
Cooking up crispy southern fried chicken with a crunchy and fresh Waldorf Salad
Listen to the full recipe on Cooking with Paula McIntyre: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02pc9nf
Southern Fried Chicken:
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
150ml buttermilk
1 teaspoon fresh chopped thyme
1 clove garlic, crushed
150g plain flour
Half a teaspoon mustard powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Half a teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprka
Half a teaspoon of salt
Oil for cooking
Mix the buttermilk with the minced garlic and thyme. Add the chicken and marinate in the fridge for a few hours
Mix the flour with the mustard, onion, garlic powders, pepper, salt and paprika. Remove chicken from buttermilk and dredge in the flour mixture. Set oven to 180oc.Heat half a thumb nail depth of oil in a pan until a little flour added sizzles.
Add 4 of the thighs and cook for 2 minutes each side. Transfer to a baking tray. Repeat with remaining chicken and cook in oven for 10 minutes or until crisp and cooked through.
Waldorf Salad:
75g walnuts
35g castor sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4 sticks celery, finely chopped plus leaves
2 red apples, quartered, cored and chopped
75g smoked cheddar cut into half cm dice
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
150ml sour cream
Heat the sugar in a small pan until it turns amber. Add the balsamic and 25ml water. Cook to a liquid and toss in the walnuts and place on parchment paper to cool. Chop the walnuts and mix into the other ingredients