- Main course : Spicy oven-fried chicken

Ingredients:

For the marinade:

1 1/4 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup olive oil

3 tablespoons hot pepper sauce

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon  black pepper

1 onion, sliced

12 chicken pieces with skin and bones

         After it is marinated:

1 cup dry unseasoned breadcrumbs

1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup all purpose flour

2 teaspoons dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

3 tablespoons butter, melted

         How to do it:

        1. Whisk buttermilk, oil, hot pepper sauce, mustard, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2  teaspoon pepper in bowl to blend it well. Add the sliced onion, then chicken and turn to coat. Cover; chill at least 3 hours or up to 1 day, turning chicken occasionally.

       2. Place racks on 2 large rimmed baking sheets. Whisk breadcrumbs, cheese, flour, thyme, paprika, cayenne and 1 teaspoon salt in large baking dish to blend. Remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess to drip off. Add chicken to the breadcrumb mixture and turn to coat completely. Arrange chicken, skin side up, on racks on baking sheets. Let stand 30 minutes.

      3. Preheat oven to 220 ºC.  Drizzle butter over chicken. Bake until crisp, golden and  cooked through, about 50 minutes. Serve warm.