Honey Chipotle Chicken Tenders

5m
Serves 8
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Directions

  1. 1Remove the tendon from the chicken tender using a fork.
  2. 2Sprinkle the tenders with flour, salt, pepper, chipotle chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and garlic.
  3. 3Mix the ingredients together and let them dry out.
  4. 4In another bowl, mix flour, corn starch, baking powder, salt, pepper, chipotle chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.
  5. 5Transfer some of the dry mix to another bowl.
  6. 6Drizzle in cold sparkling water into the bowl.
  7. 7Whisk the batter until it is nice and fluffy.
  8. 8For the sauce, start with hot sauce and chipotle sauce in a pan.
  9. 9Add a splash of Worcestershire sauce.
  10. 10Let the sauce come to a light bubble, then kill the heat and add honey.
  11. 11Dip the tenders into wet batter, then into dry batter, then back into wet batter, and finish in dry batter.
  12. 12Drop the tenders into a deep fryer set at 350 degrees for 5-6 minutes.
  13. 13Allow the tenders to rest, then put them back into the oil until golden brown.
  14. 14Coat each tender in the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken tenders
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 tbsp chipotle chili powder
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup corn starch
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 tbsp chipotle chili powder
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 cup sparkling water
  • 1 cup hot sauce
  • 1 cup chipotle sauce
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup honey
  • 2 cups oil

Equipment

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