BAKED CHICKEN BAJAN STYLE
"It is difficult to travel abroad without picking up an idea or two about cooking," Pierre Franey opened his 1982 column that featured this recipe. Spicy from hot red-pepper flakes and crisp from a mix of oil and seasoned flour, this chicken dish is inspired by a chef cooking at a Barbados restaurant. One guest, he wrote, "mistakenly assumed that the chicken had been deep-fried Southern style." Instead, it was baked, as it is here, yielding a crisp skin without nearly as much oil.
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees. To prepare this dish properly, partly bone chicken, leaving legs and thighs attached. Bone thighs first by place them skin side down on a flat surface. Using small paring or boning knife, scrape meat away from each bone. Sever bone to separate it from leg bone. To bone legs, scrape around the bone almost but not down to the end. Using sharp, heavy knife, cut off major part of bone, leaving about one inch at end. Chop off very bottom of each leg bone.
- Leave breasts and main wing bones attached. Cut off and discard tip of each wing. Cut off and set aside second wing joints. Bone breasts but leave skin intact. Do not remove main wing bone. Use back bone for soup or discard.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper and half of oregano.
- Put oil in baking dish large enough to hold chicken in one layer when it is added. Add chicken and rub it in oil.
- Blend flour with remaining oregano, paprika, hot red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
- Dredge each piece of chicken on all sides in flour mixture. Shake off excess.
- Return chicken pieces skin side up to baking dish.
- Place chicken in oven and bake 40 minutes without turning.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 648, UnsaturatedFat 28 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 42 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 865 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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Lindsey McDaniel
l_mcdaniel49@aol.comThis recipe was a disappointment. The chicken was not cooked evenly and the flavor was lacking.
Hector Mendoza
mendoza.hector69@hotmail.comI would not make this recipe again. The chicken was tough and the spices were not to my taste.
Ashleyann Reyes
ashleyann.r@yahoo.comThis recipe is not worth the effort. The chicken was dry and the flavor was boring.
Amjad Raza
amjadr@hotmail.frI would not recommend this recipe. The chicken was not cooked through and the spices were overpowering.
Azadar Khan
azadar.khan@hotmail.co.ukThis recipe was a waste of time. The chicken was tough and the flavor was bland.
Labif Islam
labifi81@gmail.comI followed this recipe exactly and the chicken turned out dry. I'm not sure what went wrong.
Awais khan Loan
awais-k2@yahoo.comThis recipe was a bit too spicy for my taste, but it was still good. I will definitely be making it again, but I will use less spice next time.
Mio Akiyama
m_a@hotmail.comI made this last night and it was a hit! The chicken was so flavorful and the spices were just right. I will definitely be making this again.
Jack Boi
j_boi91@hotmail.comThis recipe is a winner! The chicken was delicious and the spices were perfect. I will definitely be making this again.
sashi Pantha
s-p48@gmail.comThis recipe was easy to follow and the chicken turned out great! I will definitely be making this again.
Rana Rayan
rayan-r@gmail.comI followed this recipe exactly and the chicken turned out great! It was moist and flavorful, and the skin was crispy. I will definitely be making this again.
Jannat nurin
jnurin24@hotmail.comThis recipe is a keeper! The chicken was cooked to perfection and the flavor was amazing. I will definitely be making this again and again.
Babyboy Briest
briest@hotmail.frI made this last night and it was delicious! The chicken was so moist and the spices were perfect. I will definitely be making this again.
Thembela
thembela@gmail.comThis is a great recipe! I followed it exactly and the chicken turned out perfectly. It was moist and flavorful, and the skin was crispy. I will definitely be making this again.