Great for a weeknight dinner – “Fake-away” night or wonderful packed cold into a picnic – these can be made mild or as spicy as you can take – I served them with a salad of baby spinach, roasted pumpkin and feta cheese. Dressed with the oil from the feta. Along side I made a pot of garlicky aioli – which I need to perfect and made in my thermomix. You don’t however need a Thermy for this – you can but almond meal already ground!
INGREDIENTS:
2 Kilos Chicken Legs ( or pieces with bone in)
250 ml buttermilk
300 g Almond Meal ( or if using a thermomix use whole almonds and mill)
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon of Sweet Smoked Paprika
1 teaspoon of chilli flakes ( omit if you don’t want them spicy – increase if you like the heat)
Pink Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste
2 Large Eggs.
METHOD:
Place your chicken into a glass bowl and pour buttermilk over. Seal with glad wrap and refrigerate overnight or if in a hurry a couple of hours. The enzymes in the fermented buttermilk will help tenderise your chicken and make it easier to eat off the bone.
If using a thermomix – add all of your dry ingredients into the bowl and blend Speed 9 for 5 seconds. Scrape down bowl and repeat if required ( you are looking for a nice spicy crumb)
Non Thermy – add all of your dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Set aside for your chicken.
Now crack two eggs and whisk them. Bring your marinated chicken out and massage the eggs through the chicken.
Glove up and press your chicken pieces into the crumb coating well. Pop them onto a lined baking tray ready to bake later.
I like to rest mine in the fridge before I cook them ( gives the crumb more time to stick) but you don’t have too if you’re in a hurry.
Bake in a moderate oven for 45-50 mins until you can see the chicken is moist and pulling away from the bone. The crumb seals in the steam and moisture so they need to sit for a little while before serving them to small people ( they get hot).
ENJOY!
NUTRITIONAL VALUE: (Based on 8 Serves per 2 Kilos of Chicken No Sides)
Calories: 98 Fat(g):7.2 Carbs:2.2 Net Carbs:1.1g Protein:7.2g
The Domesticated Ms Hemsworth 