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chicken strips recipe

Crispy, restaurant-quality chicken strips recipe made at home using simple pantry ingredients. These strips are flavorful, crispy, and easy to make with a foolproof method that ensures moist chicken and a perfectly golden coating.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course, Dinner, Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 250
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1lb Chicken breast tenderloins Chicken breast tenderloins - Fresh or frozen
  • 1cup Buttermilk Buttermilk - For marinating chicken
  • 1tbsp Hot sauce Hot sauce - Optional for flavor
  • 1tsp garlic powder Garlic powder - For seasoning the marinade
  • 1 tsp Salt Salt - To season the chicken and breading
  • 1 tsp Black pepper Black pepper - To season the chicken and breading
  • ¼tsp Cayenne pepper Cayenne pepper - Optionalfor spice
  • 2tsp Eggs Eggs - For the egg wash
  • 2cups Canola oil Canola oil For frying
  • 2cups Vegetable oil Vegetable oil -bFor frying

Equipment

  • 1 Heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven (For frying chicken strips )
  • 1 Cooking thermometer (To ensure oil is at 350°F for frying )
  • 1 Three shallow bowls ( For draining fried chicken strips)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (For draining fried chicken strips )

Method
 

  1. Cut the chicken into even strips.
  2. Soak chicken in buttermilk mixture for 30 minutes.
  3. Set up three bowls for breading station.
  4. Coat each chicken strip in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs.
  5. Heat oil to 350°F for frying.

Nutrition

Serving: 1chicken stripCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 25gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 350mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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