Lemon Pepper Wet Tenders

10m
Serves 6
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Directions

  1. 1Dust chicken tenders with flour.
  2. 2Combine corn starch, flour, baking powder, and seasoning in a bowl.
  3. 3Transfer some of the dry batter into another bowl.
  4. 4Add sparkling water to the dry batter to make a thin wet batter.
  5. 5Melt butter in a frying pan.
  6. 6Add hot sauce, lemon pepper, and zest of lemon to the melted butter.
  7. 7Squeeze the juice of the lemon into the pan.
  8. 8Add honey and cilantro to the sauce.
  9. 9Dip each chicken tender in the wet batter, then in the dry batter, then in the wet batter again, and finally in the dry batter.
  10. 10Fry the chicken tenders at 350°F for 4-6 minutes, then remove and let rest.
  11. 11Fry again for 1 minute until golden brown.
  12. 12Toss the hot chicken tenders in the sauce and garnish with lemon pepper and cilantro.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup corn starch
  • 1 pinch baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon seasoning
  • 1 can sparkling water
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lemon pepper seasoning
  • 1 piece lemon
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 handful cilantro
  • 4 cups oil

Equipment

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