Christmas is a time for family, friends, and food. And what's a Christmas dinner without fried chicken? This recipe for Christmas fried chicken is easy to follow and will result in a delicious and crispy fried chicken that will be the perfect addition to your Christmas table.
Preparation time:
20 minutes
Cooking time:
20 minutes
Serves : 4
Chicken thighs or drumsticks 8
Eggs 2
Lemons 2
Pistachios or walnuts 40 g
Parsley 1 sprig
Breadcrumbs
Cooking oil
Salt to taste
First wash an untreated lemon under the tap with a brush.
With the potato peeler cut the peel into very thin strips without the white (bitter) part
Clean the chicken thighs and then with a sharp knife nick them in correspondence of the most fleshy parts.
Prepare the marinade: squeeze the juice of a lemon, pour it into a bowl and mix it with the olive oil, a pinch of fine salt, a few leaves of rosemary and beat everything with the tines of a fork.
Put the chicken thighs in the marinade, turn them once or twice and then let them marinate for 1 - 2 hours, turning them from time to time.
After the marinating time has over , beat the eggs with the juice of the other lemon, add a chopped parsley and a pinch of salt.
Shell the toasted pistachios and then crush them in a mortar into coarse pieces. Put the pistachios in a bowl and mix them with a little salt and the breadcrumbs.
Pass the chicken drumsticks in the egg and then well in the breadcrumbs.
Put the oil in a non-stick pan, heat it and fry the chicken legs, over a moderate heat, for 10 minutes per side.
When cooked, place the chicken thighs on absorbent paper and then wrap the ends of the thighs in red foil, decorate with a few sprigs of rosemary and serve the Christmas chicken thighs on a bed of salad and garnished with slices.
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