Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Spicy Fried Chicken Tenders
These Spicy Chicken Tenders are ridiculously delicious! Chicken strips marinated in buttermilk and hot sauce, then deep fried for extra crispiness. Need I say more?
I mean we could totally just leave it at that, but I guess you’re gonna need some sort of recipe right? Well, without further ado, let’s get straight into it…
Ingredients (check list):
- 1.3lb / 600g Chicken Breasts, sliced into strips (one breast should get around 5-6 strips)
- 3-4 cups / 750ml - 1 litre Oil, for deep frying (see notes)
Marinade
- 1 cup / 250ml Buttermilk
- 1/4 cup / 60ml Hot Sauce (I use Frank's)
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp White Pepper
Dry Mix
- 1 3/4 cups / 225g Plain Flour
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 1.5 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tsp each: Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Baking Powder, Salt
Instructions:
- Combine your chicken with the marinade, cover and place in the fridge for as long as you have time for. Preferably overnight, absolute minimum 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, combine all of your dry mix. I find this easiest in a small tray, but you could also use a bowl. One by one, coat your chicken strips in the dry mix, making sure you cover every spec of chicken. Press the mix right into the chicken so it goes nice and flaky. Place on a wire wrack and repeat.
- Heat up your oil to around 350f/175c. To test without a thermometer, drop a tiny piece of batter in the oil, if it very slowly rises to the top, you should be good to go. A medium heat for around 5-8 minutes should obtain this.