Keto Fried Chicken with Sauce

Great keto version of fried chicken.

Ingredients

For the chicken
  • 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (about 4 lbs.)
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 1 1/2 cup finely crushed pork rinds
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. paprika
For the spicy mayo
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 tsp. hot sauce

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
  2. In a shallow bowl whisk together eggs and heavy cream. In another shallow bowl, combine almond flour, pork rinds, Parmesan, garlic powder, and paprika. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Working one at a time, dip chicken in egg mixture and then in almond flour mixture, pressing to coat. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet.
    Bake until chicken is golden and internal temperature reaches 165°, about 45 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile make dipping sauce: In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise and hot sauce. Add more hot sauce depending on preferred spiciness level.
    Serve chicken warm with dipping sauce.

Options: Soak the chicken in buttermilk 24 hours ahead of time. Add seasoning salt, rotisserie chicken seasoning and garlic and onion powders to the dry mixture.

Source: Delish