How to Cook Crispy Chicken Tenders
Crispy Chicken Tenders are tender strips of chicken breast coated in a seasoned breading, fried until golden brown and crispy.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 499kcal
Ingredients
- 6 pcs chicken breast fillet
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 lemon or 3 pcs kalamansi extract the juice
- cooking oil for frying
For the breading:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/4 tsp. chili powder or cayenne powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. fine salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper powder
Instructions
How to Cook Crispy Chicken Tenders
- Slice the chicken fillet into strips about 3/4 inch thick.
- Put chicken in a bowl and squeeze some lemon juice or calamansi juice. Season with salt and pepper. Mix until well coated. Let it stand for a few minutes.
- In an empty deep plate, combine flour, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, bread crumbs and fine salt. Mix until well incorporated.
- Separate egg whites from egg yolk. Put egg whites in a shallow bowl. Set aside the egg yolk for other dishes. Beat the egg whites until foamy or frothy.
- Dip each chicken fillet in egg whites then dredge in breading mix.
- Heat cooking oil in a deep pot and fry the chicken fillet in batches until golden brown. Once cooked, remove from pan and put in a colander to drain excess oil.
- Do the same procedure on the rest of chicken fillet. Serve with dipping sauce such as catsup or sweet chili sauce.