Chicken Tenders With Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce

20-25m
Prep Time
25-30m
Cook Time
45m
Ready In


"I am always in the mood for Chicken Fingers and this recipe with its delicious dipping sauce hits the spot every time! I love them with homemade french fries and cole slaw. The sauce makes 1/4 cup, so you can double/triple it to use as a condiment on lots of foods. The Preparation Time DOES NOT include the 1 hour time for the chicken and sauce in the refrigerator."

Original is 3 servings
  • FOR SAUCE
  • FOR CHICKEN

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (762.4 g)
  • Calories 961.8
  • Total Fat - 12.6 g
  • Saturated Fat - 2.9 g
  • Cholesterol - 652.3 mg
  • Sodium - 564.8 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 171.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 4.8 g
  • Sugars - 37.9 g
  • Protein - 61.3 g
  • Calcium - 150.1 mg
  • Iron - 10.9 mg
  • Vitamin C - 74.8 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.6 mg

Step by Step Method

SAUCE


Step 1

Whisk together in a small bowl, cover and put in the fridge for 1 hour.

CHICKEN


Step 2

Place the chicken in a bowl, and add the sweet banana pepper juice and hot sauce. Stir around, cover, and place in the fridge for 1 hour.

Step 3

Remove the chicken to a plate, and add the egg to the remaining marinade, and whisk together, set aside.

Step 4

Combine the flour and seasonings on a plate.

Step 5

Take each chicken strip and dredge in the flour mixture, then into the marinade/egg mixture, then back through the flour.

Step 6

Place on a plate, repeat with remaining chicken.

Step 7

Heat 1/2" oil to 350 degrees F.

Step 8

Carefully drop the chicken strips (working in batches of 4-5 strips at a time) into the oil, and fry until golden brown on one side.

Step 9

Turn and fry the other side (about 3-4 minutes per side).

Step 10

Place on a cooling rack, over a baking sheet, and put in the oven at 275 degrees F, to stay warm while frying the remaining chicken.

Step 11

Serve with the dipping sauce.

Tips


No special items needed.

2 Reviews

TeresaS

The hubby and I really enjoyed this...I used pheasant breast (cut into strips) for the chicken...they came out so moist and tender...the crust was amazingly crisp...and the dipping sauce was so darn yummy...I thought my banana peppers were sweet...but no...they were mild hot...who cares...the tenders were perfectly tasty...the hubby told me not to toss this recipe...he wants me to make it again...he's a big Pheasant hunter...made for "Bill Board" tag game...

5.0

review by:
(1 Aug 2016)

QueenBea

I made these using white rice flour instead of all-purpose flour due to a food allergy and these turned out nice and crispy on the onsite and moist and juicy on the inside. I was expecting more of a tangy taste because of the sweet banana pickle juice but that did not come through at all. However, the sauce sure made up for this, Mmmm was it good. I will definitely be making these again, but I will marinate these for a longer period of time. Thx for sharing this here Linda :)

4.0

review by:
(25 Apr 2015)

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