Recipe: Perfect Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets

Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets. Most commercial chicken tenders or nuggets are fried in a simple breadcrumb mix. While this works, it's nothing compared to a true batter made from flour and a few seasonings. You see, our buttermilk chicken tenders will get a double batter dunk which will create that perfectly crispy, light and flaky breading.

Turn chicken, and sprinkle with remaining breadcrumb mixture. Remove the chicken nuggets from the buttermilk and drain well. Dip the chicken in the egg, coating completely and letting any excess drip off. You can have Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets

1. You need 1-1/2 pound of chicken breast boneless and skinless.
2. It's 1-1/2 pound of chicken thighs boneless and skinless.
3. You need 1 pint of buttermilk.
4. It's 1 teaspoon of granulated onion powder.
5. You need 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic powder.
6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of thyme.
7. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of celery salt.
8. It's 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper.
9. Prepare 1-1/2 teaspoon of Hungarian paprika.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt.
11. You need As needed of peanut oil to fry in.

Dredge in the bread crumb mixture, patting the crumbs so they adhere if needed. In a large bowl, combine chicken and buttermilk; mix well. In a resealable plastic storage bag, combine bread crumbs, dressing mix, and ground red pepper, if desired; seal bag and shake to mix well. Once hot, but not smoking, dip a chicken piece in buttermilk mixture to coat, dredge it in the flour coating, shaking off the excess flour, and then roll it in the bread crumbs to coat evenly.

Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets step by step

1. Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. Add seasonings and buttermilk..
2. Mix well now add the flour and stir well..
3. Put into ziploc bag and allow to marinate for 3 hours at room temperature..
4. Heat the oil and fry. These will turn black quick if you don't watch them. The buttermilk will burn fast. Fry and move to a paper towel to absorb excessive amounts of oil. Serve with your favorite sauce. I hope you enjoy!!!!!.

Gently slide the coated chicken into hot oil, being careful of the splattering oil. Popcorn chicken, chicken nuggets, or chicken tenders; whatever you want to call it, this recipe is delicious. The combination of the buttermilk and added spices is perfect. The end result is juicy and tender boneless chicken. I followed the recipe as written.

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