# Lemon Pepper Wet Tenders

This recipe shows how to make incredible lemon pepper wet chicken tenders.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- frying pan
- grater
- deep fryer

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd8NM58u/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a7fef85f-70f1-476d-b010-e9133cc50ab8
- Extracted: 2025-03-28

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