Name: Buffalo chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 ½kg chicken thighs and drumsticks -; 180g sea salt flakes -; 90g soft dark brown sugar -; 2 tbsp chilli flakes -; 2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika -; 1 tbsp ground cumin -; 1 tbsp sea salt flakes -; 1 tbsp dark brown sugar -; 75g butter -; 125ml hot chilli sauce -; 1 tbsp maple syrup -

Ingredients for - Buffalo chicken

1. 1 ½kg chicken thighs and drumsticks

2. 180g sea salt flakes

3. 90g soft dark brown sugar

4. 2 tbsp chilli flakes

5. 2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika

6. 1 tbsp ground cumin

7. 1 tbsp sea salt flakes

8. 1 tbsp dark brown sugar

9. 75g butter

10. 125ml hot chilli sauce

11. 1 tbsp maple syrup

How to cook deliciously - Buffalo chicken

1 . Stage

Put the chicken in a big bowl. In a pan, heat 1 litre of water with the salt, brown sugar and chilli flakes. When it’s dissolved, add 2 litres of cold water and pour over the chicken. Put in the fridge and leave for at least 2 hrs, but ideally a day or two. When you’re ready to cook, take the chicken out of the water and pat dry all over with kitchen paper.

2 . Stage

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the smoked paprika, ground cumin, sea salt and dark brown sugar on a baking tray. Mix them together, then roll the dried chicken pieces in the spices, making sure everything is covered. Roast the chicken for 1 hr or until crispy and caramelised.

3 . Stage

Meanwhile, for the sauce, gently melt the butter in a small pan with the hot sauce and maple syrup. When the chicken pieces come out of the oven, drizzle this sauce all over them and give them a shake. Serve with a side of creamed corn.