Crispy chicken

Time: 1 hour

Servings: 6-8

Difficulty: medium

Ingredients:

- chicken 1.5 kg

- thyme 1 sprig

- grated lemon peel 3 tbsp.

- bread crumbs 200g

- 150 g mustard

- olive oil 2 tbsp

- butter 40 g

- garlic 4 cloves

- salt, pepper

- Step 1

Prepare the crumble for the chicken. Place the garlic cloves, thyme leaves, 1.5 tsp salt and 1 tsp ground pepper in the bowl of a blender and grind.

- Step 2.

Add the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, olive oil and melted butter to the resulting mixture. Stir until the breadcrumbs are slightly moist.

- Step 3.

Place breadcrumbs mixture in a large bowl.
In a shallow bowl, whisk together the mustard with a whisk. A little salt and pepper may be used.

- Step 4.

Cut the chicken with a large knife into portioned pieces. Wipe each one dry with paper towels.
Salt and pepper to taste.

- Step 5.

Dip the pieces of chicken one by one in the mustard mixture, then roll in the breadcrumbs, pressing lightly to make sure the crumbs adhere well.

- Step 6

Line a baking tray with baking paper and place the chicken pieces on it.
Bake for 40 minutes at 175°. Then increase the oven temperature to 200° and cook for another 10 minutes.