Honey Chipotle Chicken Tenders

5m
Serves 8
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Directions

  1. 1Remove the tendon from the chicken tenders using a fork.
  2. 2Sprinkle tenders with flour, salt, pepper, chipotle chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and garlic.
  3. 3Mix together and let them dry out.
  4. 4In another bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and the same seasonings as before.
  5. 5Transfer some of this mixture to another bowl and start drizzling in cold sparkling water.
  6. 6Mix until a fluffy batter is formed.
  7. 7For the sauce, start with hot sauce and chipotle sauce.
  8. 8Add a splash of Worcestershire sauce and let it come to a light bubble.
  9. 9Kill the heat and add lots of honey.
  10. 10Dip each tender into the wet batter, then the dry batter, then back into the wet batter, and finish in the dry batter.
  11. 11Drop tenders into 350°F oil for 5-6 minutes.
  12. 12Allow them to rest, then put them back in the oil to get golden.
  13. 13Coat each tender in the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken tenders
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup sparkling water
  • 1 cup hot sauce
  • 1 cup chipotle sauce
  • 1 splash Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup honey
  • 2 cups oil

Equipment

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