[header] How to make fried chicken in the oven [title] Create a brine and trim the chicken. [step] Get out a large prep bowl and measure 2 tablespoons of sea salt into it. Add 1 cup (236 ml) of warm water and stir it until the water dissolves. 
You should also cut off any fat off of 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. [substeps] Try to make your brine early in the day or the night before, so the chicken can soak for a long time.