Original Recipe Fried Chicken Tenders
Chicken tenders are fantastic party fare and super kid-friendly, but I rarely think to make them at home for dinner because of the deep-frying. These tenders, however, I could make any night of the week because they’re easy to throw together. I based them on a certain fried chicken chain’s original recipe chicken. It was my favorite snack as a kid, and through lots of trial and error, I’ve stumbled upon the right mix of eleven herbs and spices to stand up to the colonel’s. Serve these with your favorite dipping sauce or in classic fashion, with sides of mashed potatoes and biscuits with gravy.
Ingrediënten
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch-thick strips
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
- 1½ tablespoons ground white pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1½ teaspoons celery seeds
- 1½ teaspoons mustard powder
- 1½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- Cooking spray
Instructies
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken strips, buttermilk, and eggs and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, stir together the flour, paprika, white pepper, garlic powder, salt, celery seed, mustard powder, black pepper, ginger, basil, thyme, and oregano.
- Remove a few strips at a time from the buttermilk mixture, dredge in the seasoned flour until evenly coated, then transfer to a wire rack set over a baking sheet.
- Spray the chicken strips all over with cooking spray.
- Transfer half the strips to the air fryer in a single layer and cook at 375°F until golden brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer the cooked strips to a plate and repeat to cook the remaining strips.
- Serve the strips hot.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Go Basic:
Don’t have all the spices needed for this recipe? Don’t worry—just omit them, except the salt, and season the flour with ground black pepper. The plain tenders will taste just as good on their own, especially when dunked in your favorite dipping sauce.
Don’t have all the spices needed for this recipe? Don’t worry—just omit them, except the salt, and season the flour with ground black pepper. The plain tenders will taste just as good on their own, especially when dunked in your favorite dipping sauce.
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