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Demetra Overton Sweet Savant

best oven fried chicken recipe

Use a sturdy sheet pan with at least 1 inch high sides
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Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chicken thighs- skin on bone out
  • 1/2 cup kosher salt for brine
  • 8 cups of water for brine
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic or garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon pepper to season the flour
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic to season the flour
  • 1 teaspoon paprika to season the flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil

Method
 

  1. Dissolve the 1/2 cup of Kosher salt in the water, add the chicken thighs, cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 8 hours
  2. Pre heat your oven to 450 degrees
  3. Drain the chicken thighs and pat them mostly dry
  4. Season the chicken thighs with pepper, granulated garlic, onion powder and paprika. I don't add any additional salt because the brine will make the chicken salty enough.
  5. Season the flour with the additional salt, pepper, granulated garlic and paprika. Stir or shake in a zip top bag to combine
  6. Shake or dredge the chicken in flour and shake off excess flour
  7. Use a sturdy sheet pan with at least 1 inch high sides
  8. Pour 3 tablespoons of oil on the sheet pan and spread it around
  9. place the chicken thighs meat side down on the sheet pan then turn the chicken over onto the skin side so that both sides are coated in oil
  10. Bake the chicken skin side down for 20-30 minutes. The chicken should be golden brown
  11. Flip the chicken over and bake for another 20-25 minutes until done