# McNuggets

A recipe to make crispy and juicy chicken nuggets at home, better than McDonald's.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g Minced chicken
- to taste Salt
- 0.5 tsp Black pepper
- 0.5 tsp Onion powder
- 0.25 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp Cornflour
- 1 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 0.5 cup Flour
- 0.5 cup Cornflour
- 0.25 tsp Salt
- 0.5 tsp Chicken powder
- 0.25 tsp Black pepper
- 0.5 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 0.5 tsp Onion powder
- 0.5 cup Cold water
- Baking powder

## Instructions

1. Add salt, black pepper, onion powder, and cayenne pepper to the minced chicken.
2. Add mayonnaise to the chicken mixture and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, add cornflour, flour, salt, chicken powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and onion powder.
4. Add baking powder to the dry mix.
5. Oil your hands.
6. Take a small portion of the chicken mixture and shape it into a nugget.
7. Dip the shaped nugget into the dry mix.
8. Place the coated nuggets on a tray.
9. Freeze the nuggets for 20 minutes.
10. Prepare the batter by adding cold water to the remaining dry mix and whisk until smooth.
11. Take the nuggets from the freezer and dip them into the batter.
12. Fry the nuggets on low to medium flame until crispy.
13. Serve the nuggets with fries or enjoy them plain.

## Equipment

- Bowl
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- Whisk
- Frying pan
- Spatula
- Tray

## Tips

- Adding mayonnaise makes the nuggets super soft.
- Baking powder helps make the nuggets light and crispy.
- Oil your hands when shaping nuggets for easy handling.
- You can double fry the nuggets for extra crispiness.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/acpbx6825xY?si=eKbNT7ZVM_7lVX_G
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d0b7c762-f8de-4e4d-a1a2-df98cb5b9e23
- Extracted: 2025-11-19

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