"Oven Fried" Hot Chicken

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A healthier version of Tennessee spicy delicacy known as "Hot Chicken"...

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Ingredients

  • Hot Seasoning Mixture:
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 TB Tabasco sauce
  • 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces, skin removed, patted dry
  • Salt & Pepper
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
  • "Hot Seasoning" - see below
  • Olive oil nonstick cooking spray
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • "Optional" Hot Baste:
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup Tabasco Sauce
  • 1 TB honey
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Preparation

Step 1

Buttermilk Marinade:

Combine buttermilk and tabasco in large bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate for 20-30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat baking dish with 2 TB Vegetable Oil & 1TB of margarine in oven, while preparing chicken.

In shallow bowl, whisk the eggs, mustard, and honey together until thoroughly combined.

In large bowl, combine flour, panko and Hot Seasoning.

Dredge the chicken through the wet mixture, then the dry seasoned mixture, patting the breading on so it adheres.

Arrange in heated baking dish, making sure there is ample space between each piece of chicken.

Give the chicken a spritz of the olive cooking spray. This will help brown and crisp up the coating.

Put on the upper rack of the oven and bake until the chicken is golden and crisp. The temperature should register 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer in the thickest part of the chicken, about 45 minutes.

Optional - For extra heat, drizzle "fried" chicken with Hot Baste.

Transfer to a serving platter and serve.



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