Spicy "Oven-Fried" Chicken from Clear Lake

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, cut up in 8 pieces
• 1c buttermilk
• 1/4 c olive oil
• 3 T hot pepper sauce
• 2 T Dijon mustard
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 t pepper
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1c dry unseasoned bread crumbs
• 1/3 c grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 c flour
• 2 t dried thyme
• 1/2 t paprika
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 t cayenne pepper
• 3 T butter, melted

Steps

1. Whisk buttermilk, oil, hot pepper sauce, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper in large bowl

2. Stir in onion, then add chicken, cover and marinate 3-24 hours

3. Combine coating ingredients, apply to chicken and place on wire rack over a backing sheet

4. Dribble with butter and let stand 30 minutes

5. Bake at 425F, about 50-60 minutes to an internal temperature of 165F

Notes