Lee's Chicken Fingers

Name: Lee's Chicken Fingers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3-4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken tenders; 1 recipe dry coating (recipe below); 1 recipe tempura batter (recipe below); 1 c bread crumbs; oil for frying; DRY COATING; 2 Tbsp flour; 2 Tbsp cornstarch; 1 tsp meat tenderizer; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp thyme, dried; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp paprika; TEMPURA BATTER; 1 c flour; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 1 1/2 c ginger ale; 1/2 tsp salt

By Stephen Lee Parker
@Lee_Parker

This is my son's favorite. I created this after trying a tempura batter recipe for frying vegetables. It looks like it is going to take a lot of time because of all the ingredients, but it is really quick and easy. It is also easy to make changes to.

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Kiddos are going to go crazy for these homemade chicken fingers. The mix of herbs and spices is subtle but super flavorful. The ginger ale in the tempura batter gives these chicken fingers a slightly sweet taste. You'll never buy frozen chicken fingers again. The Test Kitchen

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

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Serves:

3-4

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Deep Fry

Ingredients

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1 lb

chicken tenders
1

recipe dry coating (recipe below)
1

recipe tempura batter (recipe below)
1 c

bread crumbs
·

oil for frying
DRY COATING
2 Tbsp

flour
2 Tbsp

cornstarch
1 tsp

meat tenderizer
1 tsp

garlic powder
1 tsp

onion powder
1 tsp

thyme, dried
1/2 tsp

cayenne pepper
1 tsp

paprika
TEMPURA BATTER
1 c

flour
1 Tbsp

cornstarch
1 1/2 c

ginger ale
1/2 tsp

salt

How to Make Lee's Chicken Fingers

Step-by-Step

Start preheating oil to 400.
Mix dry coating in a Ziploc bag. Add tenders and shake to coat.
Make tempura batter by whisking all ingredients together until just mixed (don't worry about lumps and it works best if everything is very cold).
Prepare a pie pan or plate with bread crumbs.
Once oil is at temperature, in small batches (2-3 tenders), dip in tempura batter, drain, coat with bread crumbs.
Then deep fry for approximately 3 minutes or until done.