Fried chicken tenders. I have always loved fried chicken tenders and this is the perfect recipe!!! - some quick help tips are, you dont have to use tenders, you can use chicken breasts, boneless or debone at home (deboning your own saves $$ and thats all tenders are, the "filet" cut of the breast thats been deboned and they charge an arm and a leg for) then cut into strips. In a shallow bowl, combine eggs and water. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then coat with cracker crumbs.
Dip the tenders in the egg mixture and drain excess. Dredge the chicken tenders in the flour a second time and set them on a plate. This will help the coating stick to the chicken better. You can have Fried chicken tenders using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Fried chicken tenders
- It's 1 dozen of chicken tenderloins.
- It's 1/4 tsp of garlic salt.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of onion salt.
- You need 1/8 tsp of pepper.
- You need 1/2 can of crisco.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of milk.
- It's 3 of eggs.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
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Fried chicken tenders step by step
- Beat eggs and milk in a bowl set aside. In another bowl put flour onion and garlic salt and pepper and mix..
- Put 1/2 can of Crisco in a deep frying pan or if you have an electric deep fryer like me then you can set it to 400° if not set your stove on high and melt crisco.
- Place raw chicken in flour first then dip in egg and milk mixture then back in the flour..
- Put it in frying pan and let cook for about 12min or until brown and crispy.
- Set in wire rack.
I have been working to perfect the chicken tender. Since my kids believe they can live on fried chicken tenders, I decided to make them at home. They came out perfectly crispy while being tender on. A great easy recipe and perfect for a party too! There's nothing quite like a juicy, crispy fried chicken tender!