“Oven-Fried” Chicken & Slaw
By using the secret ingredient of a beaten egg in the coating, this receipe is able to recreate the delicious taste and texture of your favourite fried chicken but using an oven. This also makes my “oven-fried” chicken a much healthier alternative. For the southern fried seasoning, I have a great One Pound Meals money saving (and space saving) cheat for you! We all know that the Colonel has a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices, well, if you google it, you’ll find most of them are found in 1 jar of cajun spice!
Ingredients (1 person):
4 chicken drumsticks
3 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp cajun spice
1 egg, beaten
White cabbage, finely shredded
½ a carrot, finely shredded
¼ red onion, finely sliced
Squirt of mayonnaise
Salt & pepper
Olive oil
Recipe:
Pre-heat your oven to 190°C/gas 5.
In one bowl, add flour, cajun spice, salt and pepper. In another bowl, beat an egg. Then take your chicken drumsticks, evenly coat them in the seasoned flour, then the egg, and then the seasoned flour once again.
Arrange them in an ovenproof dish and cook for about 30 minutes until golden brown and cooked all the way through.
Meanwhile, to make the coleslaw, finely shred some cabbage, carrot and red onion. Add them to a bowl and mix with a generous squirt of mayo and some cracked black pepper. You will only need the tiniest amount of salt, so watch out that you don’t over salt the slaw.
When the chicken is cooked, serve with the slaw and enjoy!