Sour Orange Buttermilk Chicken

 

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Sour Orange Buttermilk Chicken

Ingredients:
1 cup Sour Orange Marinade
8 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
1 egg, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup flour, (I used gluten-free)
1 tsp adobo seasoning 
1/2 tsp paprika 
oil for frying

Directions:
1.  Season the chicken with salt and pepper.  Add the marinade and chicken to a plastic zip bag.  Lay it flat on a plate, sealed.  Place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hrs or overnight.  (Rotate the chicken occasionally by flipping bag over to the opposite side)
2.  Beat the egg in a medium-size bowl.  Whisk the buttermilk into the egg.  Season with salt.  Add the chicken to the buttermilk/egg mixture and make sure it completely emerges in the liquid.  Let sit for 15 mins
3.  In a separate medium-size bowl stir together the flour, adobo, and paprika.  
4.  Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet on med/high temperature.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5.  Coating the chicken:  Remove a piece of chicken from the buttermilk with kitchen tongs.  Let it drip dry.  Add the chicken to the flour mixture and coat well on both sides.  Add the chicken to the hot oil.  Cook on both sides until browned.  Fry the chicken in two separate batches to not overcrowd the pan, leaving space between each piece.  Add fried chicken to a baking sheet lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.  When all the chicken is fried remove the paper towel from the baking sheet and discard.  Place the chicken in the preheated oven and bake for 15 mins.

Suggestions:  
1.  Add slices of oranges (skin on) to the baking sheet and bake with the chicken). Squeeze the warm orange juice over the chicken before serving.
2.  Season the chicken with sea salt immediately after it comes out of the oven.