Crispy Cider Battered Chicken Fingers Recipes

BATTERED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Sauce: Combine all ingredients, you can adjust any of the ingredients to suit your taste. Sauce can be doubled.
• Heat oil in fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk egg and water medium bowl.
• Whisk in flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Let the batter sit for a few minutes.
• Coat each piece of chicken with dry flour.
• Dip the chicken into the batter and let a little batter drip off the chicken.
• Once the excess batter has dripped off add to fryer.
• Fry for 7 to 9 minutes (ensure chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees).
• Repeat with the remaining chicken, frying 3 to 4 tenderloins at a time.
• Drain fried chicken strips on paper towels and serve with favorite dip or dressing.

CRISPY OVEN BAKED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
• Spread panko on a baking tray, spray with oil (spray vertically to avoid blowing the panko off the tray), then bake for 3 to 5 minutes until light golden. Transfer to bowl.
• Place a rack on a baking tray (not critical but bakes more evenly).
• Place the Batter ingredients in a bowl and whisk with a fork until combined.
• Add the chicken into the Batter and toss to coat.

CRISPY CIDER-BATTERED CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast into 6 finger-sized strips, and transfer into a mixing bowl.
• Season with kosher salt, black pepper, and cayenne and toss until evenly coated. Sprinkle the all-purpose flour over top and shake the bowl to coat the strips. Toss until all the surfaces are completely coated, and then transfer onto a rack or plate. Place in the refrigerator, uncovered, for at least 10 minutes, or until ready to fry.
• Meanwhile, whisk self-rising flour and sparkling apple cider together in a mixing bowl to form a thin batter. Batter should be somewhere between a thin pancake batter and a crepe batter, but still thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Place in the refrigerator to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before using.
• Mix Dijon mustard, vinegar, hot sauce, and sugar together for dipping sauce in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Dip each chicken finger into the batter to coat. Deep-fry in batches in the hot oil until golden brown, crispy, and no longer pink in the centers, 3 to 4 1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with dipping sauce.