Cajun Oven-Fried Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

8		Thighs - chicken, broiler/
		Fryer - boned, skinned
1/3 cup	78ml	Hot pepper sauce
1/4 cup	59ml	Water
1 tablespoon	15ml	Mustard - Dijon
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Pepper - cayenne
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Breadcrumbs - French
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Flour
3 tablespoons	45ml	Oil - olive, light
2 teaspoons	10ml	Garlic powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Onion powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cornstarch
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Paprika

Recipe Instructions

Marinate:

In a large bowl, make the marinade by mixing together hot pepper sauce, water, mustard, and pepper.

Add chicken; cover and marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour. While chicken is marinating make the coating.

Coating:

In a blender, place the breadcrumbs, flour, oil, garlic powder, onion powder, poultry seasoning and cornstarch, salt, sugar and paprika; blend until thoroughly mixed.

Put the bread crumb mixture in a shallow dish.

Assembly:

Remove the chicken from the marinade and add to the crumb mixture, one piece at a time, turning to coat.

Place chicken in single layer, in a shallow foil lined baking dish. Bake in 400 F for 20 minutes.

Reduce temperature to 350 and bake 20 minutes more or until chicken is fork tender.

Source:
Cook: Joan M. McCormick, Yorktown, Virginia "Chicken Cookery" - 1994 Delmarva Chicken Cooking Contest

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