Fried Chicken with Cornflakes and Chipotle Mayo

Forget the takeaway...make this this delicious dish of Fried Chicken with Cornflakes and home-made Chipotle Mayo instead! The cornflakes make it extra crispy! It is perfect for serving up to a crowd. Marinade the chicken overnight!

4-6

Ingredients

600g chicken fillets
450ml buttermilk
200g plain flour
50g cornflakes, crushed
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp onion salt
1 tsp black pepper
½ tsp celery salt
½ tsp dried sage
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp ground allspice
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried marjoram

Chipotle Mayo

3 egg yolks
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp chipotle paste
200ml vegetable oil
1 lime, juice only

To serve

Jalapenos
Mint
Coriander
Vegetable oil for frying

Method

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Heat a deep fat fryer to 170c
Soak the chicken overnight in the buttermilk in the fridge
Mix all the spices with the flour and corn flakes. Dip the chicken fillets in egg then the spice/ flour / corn flake mix. Deep fry in batches for 2 to 3 minutes, drain.
To make the mayo, place the egg yolks in a food processor with the Dijon. Slowly drizzle the vegetable oil in then add the chipotle and lime and blitz.
To serve, pile the chicken in a bowl, drizzle over the sauce, sprinkle with herbs and the jalapenos.

Ingredients

600g chicken fillets
450ml buttermilk
200g plain flour
50g cornflakes, crushed
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp onion salt
1 tsp black pepper
½ tsp celery salt
½ tsp dried sage
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp ground allspice
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried marjoram

Chipotle Mayo

3 egg yolks
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp chipotle paste
200ml vegetable oil
1 lime, juice only

To serve

Jalapenos
Mint
Coriander
Vegetable oil for frying

Method

Heat a deep fat fryer to 170c
Soak the chicken overnight in the buttermilk in the fridge
Mix all the spices with the flour and corn flakes. Dip the chicken fillets in egg then the spice/ flour / corn flake mix. Deep fry in batches for 2 to 3 minutes, drain.
To make the mayo, place the egg yolks in a food processor with the Dijon. Slowly drizzle the vegetable oil in then add the chipotle and lime and blitz.
To serve, pile the chicken in a bowl, drizzle over the sauce, sprinkle with herbs and the jalapenos.