Hot Honey Chicken Tenders
Cheerful Squirrel

Hot Honey Chicken Tenders

97Min
4Servings
485Cal
MediumLevel
#chicken#fried#spicy#sweet#comfort food

Equipment

Mixing bowl
Measuring cup
Measuring spoon
Whisk
Deep frying pan
Small saucepan
Spatula
Serving plate
Meat thermometer

Ingredients

Marinade

pickle juice

80 ml

buttermilk

60 ml

salt

3 g

black pepper

1 g

paprika

1 g

onion powder

1 g

garlic powder

1 g

chili flakes

0.5 g

Dredge

all-purpose flour

60 g

egg

2 pcs

cornflakes

200 g

Hot Honey Sauce

honey

170 g

hot sauce

60 ml

chili flakes

1 g

Instructions

1

Prepare marinade

Combine pickle juice, buttermilk, salt, black pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and chili flakes in a bowl.

5 min
2

Marinate chicken

Add chicken to the marinade and mix until evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

60 mintimer 60 min
3

Prepare coating stations

Set up three bowls with flour, beaten eggs, and crushed cornflakes.

5 min
4

Coat chicken

Remove chicken from marinade, coat in flour, dip in beaten eggs, then press into crushed cornflakes.

10 min
5

Fry chicken

Heat oil in deep pan or fryer. Fry chicken until golden brown, crispy, and cooked through to 74°C internal temperature.

10 minMedium-high heattimer 10 min
6

Prepare hot honey sauce

Combine honey, hot sauce, and chili flakes in small saucepan. Warm over low heat, stirring until smooth.

5 minLow heattimer 5 min
7

Finish and serve

Drain excess oil from chicken, drizzle with hot honey sauce, and serve immediately.

2 min

Storage

Fridge: 2 days
Reheat: Oven 180°C for 8-10 minutes

Best served immediately. Reheating may affect crispiness of coating.

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