CRISPY YOGURT CHICKEN

CRISPY YOGURT CHICKEN image

Categories Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 8

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2 cups Plain, Unflavored Yogurt
2 cloves (to 3 Cloves) Garlic
Parsley, To Taste
1 whole (juice Of) Lemon
Chicken Legs (or Thighs, Etc.)
Salt To Taste
2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs
Butter (1 Pat For Each Piece Of Chicken)

Steps:

Pour yogurt into a mixing bowl. Peel and mince garlic; add garlic to the yogurt. Chop up a small amount of fresh parsley and add it to the yogurt. Add lemon juice. Mix together to combine. Rinse chicken and pat it dry. Sprinkle with (kosher) salt. In another bowl, place the bread crumbs. Sprinkle with salt and stir lightly. Butter a baking dish. With a pair of tongs, place the chicken, one piece at a time into the yogurt mixture. Turn it over thoroughly to coat. Then roll the chicken in the Panko bread crumbs. Cover each piece thoroughly with bread crumbs and place in the baking dish. Place a slice of butter over the large part of each chicken piece. Cover with foil and bake in a 350º oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, removing the foil for the last 15 minutes of cooking. When the chicken is nice and golden, remove from the oven.