Fried Chicken Strips. In another shallow bowl, beat egg and milk. Dip chicken into egg mixture, then cracker mixture. In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and buttermilk.
Best Side Dishes for Chicken Strips: I love serving up a batch of Fried Chicken Strips with French Fries, Creamy Coleslaw, Sweet Potato Fries or Oven Fried Tater Tots and don't forget the biscuits!.
Best Dipping Sauce for Chicken Strips: Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce is my go-to sauce for chicken strips.
You might also like our White Barbecue Sauce,it's a tangy mayo based sauce with horseradish.
You can cook Fried Chicken Strips using 6 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Fried Chicken Strips
- It's 4 of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast.
- It's 1 cup of Vegetable Shortening (I prefer Crisco).
- Prepare 1 cup of Flour.
- You need 1 tsp of Salt.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Garlic Powder.
Truly crispy fried chicken tenders are a dinnertime staple you're whole family will love. Get all my tips for making that crispy crust you crave, seasoning like a pro (and shortcuts if you don't know how), and fry them up like "cast iron skillet" is your middle name. Start by rinsing and drying your chicken strips. In another shallow dish, beat egg and water.
Fried Chicken Strips instructions
- Cut each breast in half lengthwise and rinse chicken in cold water..
- Place flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to gallon sized zip lock bag or a Tupperware container with lid. Shake well..
- Add chicken strips to flour mixture in bag or container and shake well..
- Pull floured chicken out of bag, shake off excess flour and lay on plate..
- Heat Crisco Shortening in large iron skillet or skillet with weighted bottom on medium high heat..
- When Shortening has melted and is good and hot, lay chicken strips in skillet and fry on first side for approx. 5 minutes..
- Turn chicken strips over and fry for approx. 5 minutes..
- Turn chicken again and fry any pieces that are not golden brown and crispy for 1-2 minutes longer. Take chicken out when done and lay on a paper towel in a plate to wick up excess oil..
- I like fried chicken crispy on the outside, but tender and juicy on the inside. If you prefer a more moist fried chicken, cover with lid while cooking after turning chicken the first time..
- You will know chicken is done as the noise level from the chicken frying decreases..
In third shallow dish, mix bread crumbs and cheese. Coat chicken with flour; dip into egg mixture, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Let me tell you a few things about this fried chicken. It's the recipe I grew up eating (with a few minor tweaks). I didn't know about homemade ranch as a child, though, so my fried chicken experience is exponentially better now.