Alabama fried chicken

Name: Alabama fried chicken
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Alabama, USA

with buttered pecan silverbeet and sweet potato

Ready in around 25 mins

RECIPE FACT:

Alabama is one of the top states in America that grow sweet potatoes.

Nutritional Info:

Serving Amount:

Serves 2 people

Cooking Instructions:

BEFORE COOKING:

Preheat the oven to 210⁰C (fan bake).
1. TO COOK THE SWEET POTATO AND PREPARE THE VEGETABLES:

Line an oven tray with baking paper. Place the steamed sweet potato onto the tray, drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven and cook for 20-22 mins. Roughly chop the curly parsley and set aside. Finely chop the silverbeet discarding any coarse stalks. Thinly slice the spring onion on the diagonal.
2. TO PREPARE THE CHICKEN:

Remove the free-range chicken thighs from their packaging and pat dry with a paper towel. Cut each thigh into 3 even pieces, place into a bowl with the smoky seasoning and toss to coat then set aside until needed.
3. TO COOK THE PECAN BUTTER SILVERBEET:

Heat a drizzle of oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Once hot add the corn and cook for 3-4 mins creating a char. Add the silverbeet and spring onion and cook for a further 2-3 mins. Add the pecan butter and cook for 30 secs - 1 min to allow the butter to melt. Remove from the pan and place into a serving dish. Season with salt and pepper.
4. TO COOK THE ALABAMA CHICKEN:

Wipe out the pan and place back over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Once hot add the smoky seasoned chicken and cook for 3-4 mins each side or until cooked through.
TO SERVE:

Divide the sweet potatoes between plates. Top with pecan butter silverbeet and pieces of fried chicken. Spoon over a little Alabama BBQ sauce and sprinkle with chopped curly parsley.