The Composing Cook Recipe & Competition

CHILLI HEATWAVE FRIED CHICKEN

This is the Best Fried Chicken....EVER!!! Who doesn’t like fried chicken, but it’s one of those dishes that people always think of as a takeaway. Think again!! Once you’ve made it, you will be adding it to your repertoire and making it over and over again.

With regards to the corn chips flavour listed in the ingredients section, it doesn’t have to be that flavour or brand. There are so many different flavours & brands out there. Go for your favourite. It’s all about making it your own and to suit your taste pallet

This will become a staple when you want to treat yourself to something a little bit naughty....but oh so worth it. Just make it and ENJOY IT!!!!

Serves 3-4 hungry people

INGREDIENTS:

1kg skinless and boneless chicken thighs a good grinding of salt and pepper Juice of ½ a lemon 3-5 tablespoons plain natural yogurt 2 x 180g bags of Doritos Chilli Heatwave flavour corn chips or any of your choice vegetable/sunflower oil to fill a third of a small/medium sized saucepan

Cut the chicken thighs in half and put them in a large bowl. To the bowl, add the juice of ½ a lemon, the plain yogurt (start with 3 tablespoons) and a good grinding of salt & pepper. With your hands, give the chicken a good mix until the yogurt has fully coated the chicken. Add more yogurt if needed. Put the chicken to one side.

To make the corn chip mix, begin by using 1 ½ bags of corn chips, put them in a food processor and blitz until you have the consistency of breadcrumbs. If you don’t have a food processor, just open the bag to release the air and hold the open top tightly and use your other hand to scrunch the bag until you have the correct breadcrumb consistency. Put the corn chip mix on a plate.

Take a piece of marinated chicken and coat it with the corn chip mix. Push on the chicken to make sure it is all covered and then place on a wire rack. Continue with the rest of the chicken. If you need more corn chip mix, blitz a bit more using the methods above.

Now fill a small/medium saucepan with a third of oil and let it heat up. Put a corn chip crumb in the oil and when it starts to sizzle gently, you’ve got the temperature right. I normally cook about 4 pieces of chicken at a time. It will take approximately 2-3 minutes to cook through. Once cooked, remove from the saucepan and place on a plate with kitchen towel. Keep going until all the chicken is done.

This recipe goes amazingly well with my side dishes, Cajun Oven Chips, Teriyaki Dip and Gherkin Green Salad (see picture).

You can watch me making the Chilli Heatwave Fried Chicken and all the sides by visiting my YouTube Channel ‘The Composing Cook’. HAPPY COOKING!!! My name is Michael Antoniou, but you can call me ‘The Composing Cook’. What an interesting name you may ask? Let me explain, but allow me to clear my throat first.

I have always had a real passion for home cooking, and having been a keen singer/songwriter from an early age, I came to the realisation that both are a form of composition. With music, you put the right instruments, vocals and melodies together; you end up with a great song. With cooking, you put the right ingredients together; you have created an amazing dish.

I want to show you recipes that can be cooked any day of the week, using ingredients that can be found at your local supermarket. I want you to take my recipes and make them your own. We all have different tastes so flexibility with ingredients is key.

Cooking and being creative in the kitchen is great for mindfulness. It gives me amazing results quickly so not only does it cheer me up, it fills me up.

I also have my own YouTube Channel where you can watch me making all the recipes that are featured here. All you have to do is go to: www.youtube.com and in the search engine type: The Composing Cook and voila, you have found me.

Join me on this culinary journey and let’s have some fun together. HAPPY COOKING!!!

WIN A £25 VOUCHER TO SPEND AT THE LOCAL RESTAURANT OF YOUR CHOICE! Follow the recipe and email a photograph of your Chilli Heatwave Fried Chicken dish to christa@bedslifemagazine.co.uk by Monday 12th October and Michael will pick the winner. GOOD LUCK FOODIES!