Baked-not-fried chicken with garlic Sriracha yoghurt

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 eggwhites
  • 11/2 cups (240g) millet flakes
  • 2 tsp mixed dried Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton)
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 6 each skinless chicken drumsticks and thighs (bone in)
  • Olive oil spray
  • 200g thick Greek-style yoghurt
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tbs Sriracha

RADISH AND CUCUMBER PICKLES

  • 250g small cucumber (qukes), quartered
  • 1 bunch radishes, trimmed, quartered
  • 1 tbs brown mustard seeds, toasted
  • 2 tbs shiro miso (white miso paste)
  • 2 cups (500ml) apple cider vinegar

Instructions:

  1. For the pickles, place cucumber and radish in a sterilised jar. Whisk mustard seeds, miso and vinegar in a bowl, then pour over vegetables. Chill for at least 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 200°C. Place eggwhite in a bowl and whisk to loosen. Combine millet, Italian herbs, paprika and cayenne in a second bowl and season with salt. Dip chicken pieces in eggwhite, then coat in the millet mixture. Repeat process to double coat chicken. Place chicken on a wire rack set over a baking tray and bake, turning halfway, for 40 minutes or until crisp. Remove from oven and spray with olive oil spray. Return to oven and bake for a further 10 minutes or until golden.
  3. Meanwhile, combine the yoghurt, garlic and Sriracha in a bowl.
  4. Serve the chicken with garlic Sriracha yoghurt and drained pickles on the side.

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