American recipe for 4 people, takes only 5 mins; recipe has chicken thigh, sea salt, soft dark brown sugar, chilli flakes, sweet smoked paprika, ground cumin, sea salt, dark brown sugar, butter, chilli sauce and maple syrup.
Buffalo chicken
Course: American
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Chicken Thigh: 1 1/2 kg chicken thighs and drumsticks
- Sea Salt: 180g sea salt flakes
- Soft Dark Brown Sugar: 90g soft dark brown sugar
- Chilli Flakes: 2 tbsp chilli flakes
- Sweet Smoked Paprika: 2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
- Ground Cumin: 1 tbsp ground cumin
- Dark Brown Sugar: 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
- Butter: 75g butter
- Chilli Sauce: 125ml hot chilli sauce
- Maple Syrup: 1 tbsp maple syrup
Directions
- Put the chicken in a big bowl. In a pan, heat 1 litre of water with the salt, brown sugar and chilli flakes. When it's dissolved, add 2 litres of cold water and pour over the chicken. Put in the fridge and leave for at least 2 hrs, but ideally a day or two. When you're ready to cook, take the chicken out of the water and pat dry all over with kitchen paper.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the smoked paprika, ground cumin, sea salt and dark brown sugar on a baking tray. Mix them together, then roll the dried chicken pieces in the spices, making sure everything is covered. Roast the chicken for 1 hr or until crispy and caramelised.
- Meanwhile, for the sauce, gently melt the butter in a small pan with the hot sauce and maple syrup. When the chicken pieces come out of the oven, drizzle this sauce all over them and give them a shake. Serve with a side of creamed corn.
