Tempura Chicken Fingers – crispy fried chicken. These chicken fingers are seriously THE BEST!! Super easy to make. Coat chicken in a mixture of flour, salt, water, vinegar and baking soda. Fry until golden brown. Ready to eat in under 15 minutes! Great weeknight meal!
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Pin This RecipeI 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
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp salt
- 2 cups water
- 3 Tbsp Vinegar
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- 1 to 2 lb chicken tenders
Instructions:
- 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 350ºF.
- 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.
Steph
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Great Recipe, Easy and Taste Yummy!!
I’d like to convert this to a Keto version, will almond flour work in this recipe? Thanks in advance
No idea. I’ve only made the recipe as written. Without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
i made this today and it was really good. i added a little sugar to the batter and also boil my tenders in a little ginger until almost done. then i battered and fried, you talk about just like chinese fried chicken fingers, yell. i made chicken fried rice and have a real chinese dinner. second time making it and made just two little changes this time. was really good both ways.
I wish I could give more stars . Both my picky children loved it !
YAY!! SO glad it was a hit!
So easy and so yum. We use ours for home made lemon chicken. Better than the Chinese shop. So good. We love it