# Crispy Fast Food Style Chicken Tenders

A recipe for crispy, fast food-style chicken tenders with a crunchy, craggy coating.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.75 cup flour
- 0.25 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 egg
- 0.25 cup water
- 8 Chicken tenderloins
- Oil for frying
- Sauce of choice

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and black pepper.
2. Take about half of that dry mix and separate it into another bowl.
3. Add 1 egg and 1/4 cup of water to the separated dry mix to make a thick wet batter.
4. Coat chicken tenderloins in the wet batter first.
5. Transfer the chicken tenderloins to the remaining dry mixture and toss until they are fully coated.
6. Fry the chicken in hot oil for 3 to 4 minutes until golden and crispy.
7. Drain the chicken.
8. Dunk the chicken in your favorite sauce or throw them into a wrap.

## Equipment

- bowl

## Tips

- The wet batter helps create crispy little clumps that fry up golden and crunchy.
- Fry at 350–360°F.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cts5eDgjd/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f086c287-6c82-4349-839c-bc6b34a444c3
- Extracted: 2026-05-31

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