Fried Chicken Tenders

Ok, these are very similar to the chicken tenders I made here, but with some differences. I deep fried them instead on pay-frying, and used straight flour instead of bread crumbs.

The Details:

6 to 8 chicken tenders

2 eggs

milk

1 cup flour

salt and pepper to taste

Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees. Beat eggs in bowl. Whisk in a splash or two of milk. Place four and salt and pepper in plastic bag. Coat chicken in flour, dunk in egg, and then coat in flour again. Fry in hot oil until chicken reaches 180 degrees, approximately 7 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

The deep fryer really does make a lot of difference here. It just makes it so much more crispy and juicy.

Happy Cooking!

Fried Cinnamon Sugar and Powdered Sugar Tortillas

These are quick, easy, and oh so delicious. I haven't worked up to making my own tortillas yet, but I'm sure they would work great for this. And you can make as many or as few as you want.

The Details:

Heat a half inch of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place powder sugar in small bowl or plastic bag. Mix together one cup of granular sugar and 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon and place in separate bowl or plastic bag. Cut tortillas in to strips or triangles. Drop into hot oil. When tortilla starts to bubble up and bottom side is lightly browned (5 to 10 seconds), flip over and fry other side the same about the same amount of time. Remove and drain on paper towels. Place in either powdered sugar or cinnamon and sugar and coat evenly. Tap lightly to shake off excess sugar. Serve.

Or course you don't have to do both the cinnamon and sugar, and the powdered sugar. You can pick just one. I prefer the cinnamon but I like to give a variety when I'm having others over.

Happy Cooking!

Breaded Chicken Tenders

These are simply chicken tenders rolled in bread crumbs and fried.  Not too hard, but very tasty.

The Details:

Place 1 cup flour in bowl Beat 2 eggs in separate bowl. Mix together 1 cup bread crumbs, salt and pepper to taste and place in separate bowl. Coat each chicken tender in flour, dip in egg, and coat in bread crumbs. Place chicken on heated oil in skillet and fry tenders approximately 7 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

You can also cook these in a deep fryer, just reduce total cooking time to about 7 minutes. You can also add garlic or your own choice of seasoning to bread crumbs. I like to make my own bread crumbs by taking day old bread, or toasting a few slices, and throwing them in the blender for a few seconds to get nice small crumbs.

Happy Cooking!