Sweet Mother’s Blackened Chicken
4
Serves:Ingredients
Chicken:
4 chicken breasts, boneless skin on
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp cayenne
1 tsp salt
1 tsp each of black and white pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tsp dried thyme
1 medium onion
1 Tablespoon butter
2 Tablespoon cooking oil
4 chicken breasts, boneless skin on
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp cayenne
1 tsp salt
1 tsp each of black and white pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tsp dried thyme
1 medium onion
1 Tablespoon butter
2 Tablespoon cooking oil
Method
Heat the oven to 200C.
Make a paste with all of the ingredients using a food processor or in a mortar and pestle.
Coat the chicken in the paste. In a heavy based pan, heat the oil and butter until almost smoking. Place chicken, skin side down into pan and leave it! Don’t move it until you are sure it is blackened - about 5-7 minutes. Turn and then put pan in oven to complete cooking – about 20 minutes. Meantime cook the beans.
