Fried chicken strips or chicken tenders is one of my favorite liming foods or “cutters”. I love a homestyle, well seasoned fried chicken, preferably boneless for ease of eating and enjoyed with a mixture of soy sauce, ketchup and pepper. Try these crispy fried chicken strips that are well seasoned and marinated in yogurt. Wash them down with a cold beer… Perfection!
Crispy Fried Chicken Strips
Ingredients – Marinade
- 2lb chicken breast (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp msg
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 4 tbsp dried thyme
- 4 tbsp yogurt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- oil for frying
Ingredients – Batter
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup corn starch
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp msg
- 2 tbsp black pepper
Method
- Combine dried herbs and spices then rub into chicken.
- Add yogurt and lemon juice to seasoned chicken.
- Combine well then marinate overnight or for at least one hour.
- Thaw chicken to room temperature.
- For dredging add 2 cups of flour to a sheet pan or bowl.
- Combine one cup of flour and one cup of cornstarch along with salt, msg and black pepper to another sheet pan or bowl.
- Dredge chicken in plain flour then shake off excess.
- Dip chicken into egg wash then shake off excess.
- Dredge chicken in seasoned flour and cornstarch then shake off excess.
- Place battered chicken on a wire rack then repeat process until all chicken pieces are well coated.
- Heat up oil in a deep frying pan or wok.
- Fry chicken in batches for 2 minutes then remove from oil.
- Repeat until all pieces are fried.
- Return chicken to oil in batches then fry until golden brown.
- Drain on wire rack.
- Serve & Enjoy!
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