hard cider battered chicken strips
I was craving some fried chicken today and I like beer battered but I recently started drinking hard cider and thought wouldn't that make for an interesting kick to the batter, and boy did it. I got the most delicious and moist chicken strips ever. I was very excited about this discovery.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Deep Fry
yield
6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 12 ounces angry orchard hard cider apple ginger
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 large unsplit chicken breast (whole breast)
- - vegetable oil for frying
How To Make hard cider battered chicken strips
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Step 1Combine 2 eggs with bottle of hard cider and whisk together.
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Step 2Then add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, cayenne, and sugar. Whisk to combine. Let stand for about 30 minutes.
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Step 3Slice chicken breast into thin strips. Place in bowl with batter after the batter has rested.
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Step 4In a cast iron frying pan add about 2 inches of vegetable oil and heat
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Step 5Using tongs, take strips from the bowl, letting excess batter run off, slowly place in hot oil. Put about six strips in pan. Depending on the size of your frying pan. Let brown on one side and turn over. Repeat until all strips have been cooked.
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Category:
Chicken
Collection:
Chicken Breast Recipes
Ingredient:
Chicken
Method:
Deep Fry
Culture:
American
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