My seventeen year old son E was diagnosed with coeliac disease seven years ago, although in hindsight he has probably had it since a toddler. He has never moaned or complained that he can’t eat exactly the same as everyone else. At home it isn’t too much of a problem anyway because we tend, on the whole, to eat the same. I do feel sad though that going out with his friends and grabbing a burger, as is an obligatory teen privilege, is not something he can do. Thus, KFC, Burger King, McDonald’s and Subway are all off the menu. I was sent a huge selection of gourmet spice blends from Life of Spice and used one called Memphis Belle, a gourmet rub made up of ingredients including; Paprika, Mustard, Celery Seeds, Onion, Garlic and Chipotle, to make E gluten free ‘Southern Fried’ chicken. The Gourmet Rubs, Herbs and Spices will definitely change the way you cook, I hate plain meat so these are just perfect…mix them with yogurt and rub over meat, rub over dry or mix with a little oil, add to salad dressings, use ones such as Herbes De Provence in a meat pasty mixture…mmmm delicious. These are just a few ideas that I have tried and tested but more to follow. However back to the recipe, adding a couple of tablespoons of Memphis Belle to your gluten free crumb mix gives a lovely “southern fried’ taste, which my son says reminds him of KFC. Brilliant news.

Gluten Free ‘Southern Fried’ Chicken

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

35 mins

This is a gluten free recipe but feel free to swap the crumbs for non gluten free ones for just as good as dish.

Author: Cherished By Me

Recipe type: Dinner

Cuisine: Dinner

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 100g Orgran all purpose rice crumbs
• 2 tbsp Life of Spice Memphis Belle Gourmet Rub
• 1 egg beaten
• 6 Chicken Drumsticks
• Spray oil

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC
2. Mix the rice crumbs and Life of Spice Memphis Belle Gourmet rub and place in a shallow bowl
3. Dip a chicken drumstick into the egg and then coat completely with the crumb mixture
4. Put on a foil covered baking tray*
5. Repeat with the other drumsticks
6. Give the drumsticks a little spritz of oil for a more authentic taste.
7. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until the juices run clear and the drumsticks are completely cooked*
8. *Or using a Tefal Actifry with Snacking accessory cook the drumsticks for 30 mins, again until completely cooked. Cooking in the actifry makes them extra crispy.

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