Buffalo chicken

• khẩu phần: SERVES 4
• thời gian hoạt động: 20 mins
• tổng thời gian: 1 hour 25 minutes

Nguyên liệu

1.5kg chicken thighs and drumsticks

180g sea salt flakes

90g soft dark brown sugar

2 tbsp chilli flakes

For the spice mix - to make them tasty

2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tbsp sea salt flakes

1 tbsp dark brown sugar

For the sauce — to add some heat

75g butter

125mI hot chilli sauce

1 tbsp maple syrup

Hướng dẫn

1 Put the chicken in a big bowl. In a pan, heat 1 litre of water with the salt, brown sugar and chilli flakes. When it's dissolved, add 2 litres of cold water and pour over the chicken. Put in the fridge and leave or at least 2 hrs, but ideally a day or two. When you're ready to cook, take the chicken out of the water and pat dry all over with kitchen paper.

2 Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the smoked paprika, ground cumin, sea salt and dark brown sugar on a baking tray. Mix them together, then roll the dried chicken pieces in the spices, making sure everything is covered. Roast the chicken for 1 hr or until crispy and caramelised.

3 Meanwhile, for the sauce, gently melt the butter in a small pan with the hot sauce and maple syrup. When the chicken pieces come out ofthe oven, drizzle this sauce all over them and give them a shake. Serve with a side of creamed corn (see recipe, right).