Buttermilk Panko-Crusted Oven Fried Chicken

4.5(17)

This is the best oven fried chicken I've ever made, hands down. The buttermilk marinade makes for deliciously juicy chicken and the panko comes out crispy every time. Prep time doesn't include marinating time.

by SilverOpera·published 2009-06-17

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Chicken Thigh & Leg

Servings

6 pieces, 3 serving(s)

Total time

40 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

404 kcal

Ingredients (9)

serves

6 skinless chicken thighschicken-thighs
1 cup buttermilkbuttermilk
1 teaspoon dried thyme (less if ground)thyme
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepperpepper
1 tablespoon garlic powdergarlic-powder
1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbsbreadcrumbs
2 eggs, beatenegg
1 tablespoon all-purpose seasoning (with salt)
pepperpepper

Instructions (7 steps)

01Marinate chicken in buttermilk, thyme, cayenne, and garlic powder for 4 hours or overnight.
02Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
03Mix the panko crumbs with the all-purpose seasoning. Panko bread crumbs really make this chicken, so don't substitute if possible.
04Without rinsing the chicken, dredge in beaten egg, then bread crumb mixture.
05

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