Description
Southern Fried Chicken and Waldorf Salad.
Listen to the full recipe on Cooking with Paula McIntyre on BBC Sounds.
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 paprika
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.
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