These Crispy Chicken Tenders are hand-breaded with the perfect blend of spices and made with a secret ingredient then fried until golden brown! Learn the secret in how to make chicken tenders like the Restaurants!
Ingredients
Crispy Chicken Tenders:
4chicken breasts
2 2/3Soybean oil for frying
Breading:
1cupflour
1cupcornstarch
1Tbspgarlic salt
2tspblack pepper
1tsppaprika
1tsponion powder
1tspbaking powder
1/2tspcayenne pepper
2Tbspbrown sugar
Wet Batter:
1cupcornstarch
1tspsalt
3/4cupwater
2eggs
Instructions
How to Make Crispy Chicken Tenders:
Cut each chicken breast into 4-6 strips. Prepare the breading and batter into two separate bowls.
Dip each piece of chicken into the breading then into the wet batter and then into the breading again. Shake off excess flour and repeat with the other chicken pieces.
In a large pot or dutch oven heat oil to 350°F. Fry chicken in small batches for 6 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce!
Notes
Notes: can use canola or vegetable oil.
Quick-Meat Tenderizer: let chicken strips sit in 1 tsp of baking soda and 2 Tbsp of white vinegar for 10 minutes. Then rinse and pat dry to proceed with the recipe.
Coat Chicken in your favorite wing sauce!
To Make-Ahead: Keep tenders warm in a 250°F until serving for chicken wings to stay crispy. Toss with the wing sauce before serving if desired.
If your breading looks flat give it another dip in the slurry and flour.
Add a tablespoon of hot sauce to the cornstarch slurry for extra flavor.