Grandma Virginia's Oven-Fried Chicken

Ingredients

Meat
- 8 Chicken thighs and/or drumsticks

Baking & Spices
- 2 tsp Celery seed
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 Salt and pepper

Dairy
- 4 tbsp Butter

Found on food52.com

Description

My mom made this fried chicken, and her recipe is the first one that I posted on Food52. My father has a chicken allergy, so the chicken was our treat when my parents were going out. It is really sautéed and then oven-baked, but in our family we called it fried chicken. It is infinitely easier than southern fried chicken and makes an easy weeknight dinner. My mom served it with home-baked soft white rolls and frozen peas.

Ingredients

8 chicken thighs and/or drumsticks
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons celery seed
Salt and pepper
4 tablespoons butter

Directions

Dissolve the kosher salt in several cups of water and pour over the chicken in a plastic container. Cover and refrigerate overnight. (We used 3 1/4 cups of water.)
Dry the chicken well with paper towels.
Combine the flour, celery seed, salt, and pepper in a zip-top bag. Shake a few pieces of chicken at a time in the flour mixture.
Carefully tap the chicken to remove excess flour.
Melt the butter in a heavy frying pan and brown the chicken on both sides.
Transfer the chicken to a baking sheet and bake at 375° F for 45 minutes.