Oven ‘fried’ chicken and purple slaw

Ingredients

• 75g dried breadcrumbs
• 2 tsp hot smoked paprika
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• ½ tsp celery salt
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp plain flour, well seasoned
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 4 large skinless chicken thigh fillets, halved and excess fat removed
• to serve oven french fries
• to serve hot sauce

PURPLE SLAW

• ½ red onion, thinly sliced
• ¼ red cabbage, finely shredded
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise

Description

• STEP 1

  To make the slaw, toss all the veg with the vinegar and lots of seasoning.

• STEP 2

  Toss the breadcrumbs with the paprika, turmeric, garlic salt, celery salt and oregano in a shallow bowl. Put the flour and egg in 2 separate bowls.

• STEP 3

  Dust the chicken in the flour, then the egg and then the spiced breadcrumbs. Put on a rack over a baking tray.

• STEP 4

  Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Bake the chicken for 35-40 minutes or until crisp, golden and cooked through. Toss the mayo with the slaw and serve with the chicken, oven fries and hot sauce.