Louisiana Style Blackened Chicken

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 large skinless chicken pieces, about 200 g each
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salad leaves (to garnish)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200c/400 degrees f.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together all the blackening spices.
• 3 toss the chicken in the spices, making sure that each fillet is evenly coated.
• 4 heat a large heavy based frying pan over high heat until very hot.
• 5 add the oil and fry chicken fillets on each side.
• 6 you want the chicken to fry quite fast so that you sear and roast the spices very well.
• 7 don't be tempted to add too many pieces to the pan at once or you will not get the desired effect.
• 8 when the fillet is well seared, place on a roasting tray and bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• 9 serve the chicken on a platter garnished with a few salad leaves.