Name: Oven 'fried' chicken and purple slaw
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 3
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; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; ¼ red cabbage, finely shredded; 2 carrots, shredded; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp mayonnaise

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

Method

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.