Hot Honey Chicken Tenders
Crispy chicken tenders marinated in spiced buttermilk, fried golden, and tossed in a sweet-spicy hot honey sauce, served with cool buttermilk ranch.
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken
chicken breast (sliced into strips)
900 g
buttermilk
480 ml
pickle juice
80 ml
garlic powder
1 tsp
paprika
1 tsp
cayenne pepper
1 tsp
onion powder
1 tsp
salt
1 tsp
black pepper
1 tsp
Flour Mixture
all-purpose flour
250 g
cornstarch
60 g
baking powder
1 tsp
garlic powder
2 tsp
paprika
2 tsp
salt
2 tsp
black pepper
2 tsp
Hot Honey Sauce
butter
60 g
hot sauce
45 ml
honey
80 ml
Buttermilk Ranch
mayonnaise
120 ml
sour cream
120 ml
buttermilk
120 ml
red wine vinegar
5 ml
dried parsley
1 tsp
fresh dill weed
1 tbsp
garlic powder
0.5 tsp
onion powder
0.5 tsp
fine sea salt
0.5 tsp
black pepper
0.5 tsp
fresh chives
1 tbsp
Instructions
Marinate the chicken
Slice chicken breasts into 1-inch strips and marinate with buttermilk, pickle juice, and seasonings.
Prepare flour mixture
Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and seasonings.
Heat the frying oil
Heat neutral oil to 175°C in a large pot.
Coat and fry the chicken
Coat marinated chicken in the flour mixture and fry until golden brown.
Make hot honey sauce
Melt butter and whisk in honey and hot sauce until smooth.
Prepare ranch dressing
Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, vinegar, herbs, and spices.
Toss and serve
Toss or brush fried tenders with hot honey sauce and serve with ranch.
Original recipe
Storage
Store sauce and tenders separately to maintain crispiness. Reheat chicken in oven to restore crunch.
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