Oven Fried Chicken Thighs With Buttermilk Mustard Sauce Recipes

OVEN-FRIED BUTTERMILK CHICKEN

Steps:

• PREP: Heat oven to 425F.
• CLEAN: Wash hands.
• Place buttermilk in shallow dish.
• On waxed paper or plate, mix flour, poultry seasoning, paprika and salt.
• Dip chicken in buttermilk to coat completely.
• Dredge in flour mixture to cover completely.
• Place on clean sheet of waxed paper.
• In foil-lined 15 x l0-inch baking pan, melt margarine in oven 3 to 5 minutes or until bubbly.
• Place chicken skin side down in pan.
• CLEAN: Wash hands.
• Notes: CHILL: Refrigerate leftovers immediately.
• Chicken may also be deep-fried.
• COOK: Bake chicken at 425F for 30 minutes.
• Carefully turn chicken over.
• Bake 30 minutes more or until internal juices of chicken run clear.
• (Or insert instant-read meat thermometer in thickest part ot chicken).
• (Temperature should read 170°F for white meat, 180°F for dark meat).

SPICY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk buttermilk, oil, hot pepper sauce, mustard, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in large bowl to blend well. Add onion, then chicken and turn to coat. Cover; chill at least 3 hours or up to 1 day, turning chicken occasionally.
• Place racks on 2 large rimmed baking sheets. Whisk breadcrumbs, cheese, flour, thyme, paprika, cayenne and 1 teaspoon salt in large baking dish to blend. Remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess to drip off. Add chicken to breadcrumb mixture and turn to coat completely. Arrange chicken, skin side up, on racks on baking sheets. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Drizzle butter over chicken. Bake until crisp, golden and cooked through, about 50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

OVEN-"FRIED" CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, 1 pinch cayenne, 1 pinch garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Whisk eggs in a second bowl.
• Combine panko bread crumbs with 1 pinch cayenne, 1 pinch garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another shallow bowl.
• Dip chicken thighs into the flour mixture, followed by beaten eggs, and then into the panko mixture. Transfer to the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until coating is golden and chicken thighs are no longer pink in the centers, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).