AWESOME PRETZEL CHICKEN TENDERS WITH SPICY HONEY DIJON SAUCE
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine basil, oregano, granulated garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Place buttermilk and half the spice mix into a double-lined resealable plastic bag. Add chicken and massage bag until well coated. Refrigerate 6 to 12 hours. Reserve remaining spice mix.
- Place almonds in plastic bag. Break up with rolling pin or mallet (flat side) until mixture looks part rough chopped part crumbs. Remove almonds and place into shallow bowl. Put pretzels in same bag and mash with mallet or rolling pin until it looks like a mixture of large breadcrumbs and powder. Add to almonds mix to combine.
- In a large fry pan, pour canola oil until it measures about 1 1/2 -inches high in pan. Heat over high, until oil is hot, but not smoking, temperature, 350 degrees.
- Remove tenders from buttermilk and dredge in almond-pretzel mixture, pressing mixture into the tenders. Gently add tenders, in batches, to the oil. Be sure not to over crowd the pan. Fry tenders until they are dark golden brown, being careful not to burn, about 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and drain on a cookie sheet lined with a wire rack. Serve immediately with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven.
- In a small food processor, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.
SPICY HONEY DIJON SAUCE
Steps:
- In a small food processor, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.
CRISPY PRETZEL CHICKEN WITH HONEY-MUSTARD SAUCE
Pretzel crumbs create a super-crisp coating for chicken, and oven cooking reduces the fat content. This recipe makes extra for lunch the next day
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Crush the pretzels in a food processor or bash up in a plastic bag using a rolling pin. Transfer pretzel crumbs to a plate. Season the chicken, toss in flour, dip into the egg, then roll in the pretzel crumbs. Place on a baking tray, drizzle over the oil and bake for 35 mins until crisp and tender.
- In a small bowl, mix the mustard, honey and vinegar. Reserve 4 of the chicken thighs for lunch. (You can use them in the Caesar salad with crispy chicken recipe, look at 'Goes well with...') Serve the remaining chicken with the sauce and green veg or salad and potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 41 grams protein, Sodium 2.2 milligram of sodium
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