# Spicy Lemon Pepper Tenders

This recipe guides you through making incredible spicy lemon pepper chicken tenders with a special dipping sauce.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs chicken tenders
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 0.25 cup hot sauce
- 2 tbsp pickle juice
- 1 cup flour
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chili
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup corn starch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chili
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup hot sauce
- 1 tsp lemon pepper
- 1 whole lemon
- 0.5 cup hot honey
- 1 cup mayo
- 0.25 cup chipotle hot sauce
- 2 tbsp hot honey
- to taste salt
- water

## Instructions

1. Pour buttermilk into a container.
2. Add mustard to the buttermilk.
3. Pour hot sauce into the mixture.
4. Add pickle juice to the mixture.
5. Sprinkle flour into the wet mixture.
6. Add baking powder to the mixture.
7. Add paprika, garlic, chili, salt, and pepper.
8. Whisk the marinade until thick and lump-free.
9. Add chicken tenders to the marinade and mix well.
10. Let the chicken tenders marinate.
11. Pour hot sauce into a pan for the spicy lemon pepper sauce.
12. Add lemon pepper to the hot sauce.
13. Zest fresh lemon into the sauce.
14. Squeeze fresh lemon juice into the sauce, maintaining low heat.
15. Kill the heat and add hot honey to the sauce.
16. Pour all-purpose flour into a bowl for the dry batter.
17. Add corn starch to the flour.
18. Add baking powder to the dry mixture.
19. Add more garlic, chili, paprika, and salt to the dry batter.
20. Take the marinated chicken tenders and drop them into the dry batter.
21. Combine the chicken with the dry batter by hand.
22. Deep fry the chicken tenders in oil preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
23. Fry for about 5-6 minutes until golden brown.

## Equipment

- container
- whisk
- pan
- grater
- bowl
- deep fryer
- baking tray
- wire rack

## Tips

- Whisk the marinade until there are no lumps and it's a thick mixture
- Maintain low heat when making the spicy lemon pepper sauce
- Kill the heat before adding hot honey to the sauce

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSGQT0Xkof4/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5521c436-621a-484a-85b5-0615a6060ef3
- Extracted: 2026-01-13

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