I don't usually fry food, but I made an exception for these chicken fingers. I was surprised at how easy these were to make and how great they tasted. The batter only has a few ingredients and took minutes to prepare. I fried the chicken in my Dutch oven, and they turned out nice and crispy. This reminded me of the chicken fingers at one of my favorite restaurants, Hamilton's on Magnolia. You can use the batter to fry anything you like - fish, okra or shrimp would be good! I think I am going to try hotdogs next time. This is my go to recipe for fried goodness.
Tempura Chicken Fingers
(Printable Recipe)
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 cups water
3 Tbsp Vinegar
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1-2 lb chicken tenders
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and water. In a separate bowl, combine the vinegar and baking soda (it will foam up) and pour into the flour mixture.
Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches in a large Dutch oven or skillet and heat to 350 degrees.
Dip the chicken tenders in the tempura batter and shake off excess. Once the oil is hot, fry the tenders in small batches for about 5 minutes and then drain on paper towels.
Serve with your favorite dipping sauces.
6 comments:
Yum, this almost looks like tempura chicken.....
I am always so impressed. You always have a delicious new recipe every day! This dish looks especially yummy. I don't fry food often either but might make an exception to try this!!
I wonder if this would be good with shrimp, too. Do you use just regular vegetable oil for something like this? Or just anything that has a high smoking point? Thanks for the great recipes - can't wait to try some of them!
I'm having panko fried chicken strips for lunch.....
Oooohh, can't wait to try!
Just the ticket tonight here -- where it's about 30 degrees and snowing like a ..... well, snowing hard! Thanks -- can't wait to try this recipe!!! Sent my friend and my husband the link and they both said YUM!!!
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