Look Away Now Dieters – Fried Chicken

Double Dredged Fried Chicken

After a bit of a disaster in the kitchen the night before (which I obviously won't be posting about!), I decided I needed to come up with a sure fire better half pleaser.  So I did fried chicken.

I used chicken thighs which I cut into 3 pieces but you could use any part of the chicken you like.  I happen to think that chicken thighs taste better and certainly are more likely to be succulent.

I whisked an egg and crème fraiche until smooth.

I dredged each piece of chicken in the egg mixture and then into panko (Japanese bread crumbs) and then repeated the process so they were "double dredged".

I fried the chicken in a mix of olive oil and butter (lots of butter).

When golden I popped them into a warm oven while doing the sides.  I did grilled tomatoes – done in the low oven just cut in half with salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.

I slow fried some onion in butter/olive oil (what was left over from the chicken with a little added in) and added a hint of golden syrup (you could use corn or maple syrup) and a sprinkle of chilli flakes.

Fried chicken, grilled tomato, onions and peas

I didn't do any potatoes because the fried chicken was quite decadent enough!

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