# Chicken Tenders

A recipe for making crispy chicken tenders with a special dipping sauce.

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

## Ingredients

- chicken tenders
- buttermilk
- hot sauce
- flour
- garlic powder
- paprika
- cayenne powder
- salt
- beer
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 8 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- drops Worcestershire sauce

## Instructions

1. Place chicken tenders in a bowl.
2. Cover the chicken tenders with buttermilk.
3. Add a healthy amount of hot sauce to the chicken and buttermilk mixture.
4. Prepare two bowls with flour.
5. Season both bowls of flour with garlic powder, paprika, cayenne powder, and salt.
6. Add beer to one of the flour bowls (or tonic water as an alternative).
7. Add one tablespoon of baking soda to both flour bowls.
8. Whisk the wet batter until it has the desired consistency.
9. Remove the chicken tenders from the buttermilk.
10. Dredge the chicken tenders in the dry flour.
11. Dip the chicken tenders into the wet batter.
12. Dredge the chicken tenders back into the dry flour.
13. Heat oil in a pot to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
14. Fry the chicken tenders one by one until golden brown.
15. Combine eight tablespoons of mayonnaise, one tablespoon of ketchup, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, a little cayenne, a little paprika, and a touch of garlic powder.
16. Add another tablespoon of ketchup to the sauce.
17. Salt the fried chicken tenders right after taking them out of the oil.
18. Place the salted chicken tenders on a cookie tray so they don't get soggy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- pot
- tongs
- cookie tray

## Tips

- Ideally, put the chicken in the fridge overnight to marinate.
- Season both flour bowls the same way.
- The wet batter should have a specific consistency shown in the video.
- When taking chicken out of the oil, salt them immediately and place them on a cookie tray to prevent sogginess.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BcAyAYp8d/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6d73bc64-7b15-4cbf-bca9-cc53e8122525
- Extracted: 2025-12-06

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