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Trying to get southern fried chicken that isn't deep fried and is gluten free is impossible unless you make it yourself. I've created the following recipe and it is so easy to make and much better than a well known fast food.
Oven Baked - Southern Fried Chicken
Ingredients
3 legs of chicken - cut into thighs and drumsticks
1 oz lactofree butter
1 egg
Coating
6 oz plain gluten free flour
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried sage
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp ground mace
1/2 tsp umami dust (Waitrose stock this)
Method
Preheat oven to Gas 6. Put an 11 inch roasting tray in the oven, it needs sides to capture the juices and oils as they are released. Heat the tray whilst you are coating the chicken.
Mix all the coating ingredients in a zip lock large bag, zip closed and then shake to mix.
Dip and coat a piece of chicken in the beaten egg, then drop the chicken in the zip bag and coat with the seasoned flour, keep moving until all of the egg is coated. Put on a plate and coat the remaining pieces of chicken in the same way.
Remove the tray from the oven and smear the butter over the bottom of the tray, making sure it coats all of the bottom. Place the chicken evenly onto the tray.
Put in the over and bake for 20 minutes, turn over half-way through and continue baking.
Check chicken is cooked by piercing chicken thigh with a sharp knife, check that the chicken isn't pink.
The wing joints are also great especially if you joint your own chicken.
To make chicken nuggets, use breast meat cut into chunks.
