Sometimes I just crave chicken fingers dipped in a variety of sauces. These chicken fingers are super tasty and are not too hard or time consuming. They are moist, flavorful and have that yummy crispy crunch on the outsides. I compare them in flavor to Chick-fil-a but they are not a copycat recipe, so they taste different but that should give you a little reference on taste. I deep fry these ones but for instructions on how to air fry them check out my air fryer chicken fingers HERE.
What you need to make chicken fingers:
serves 3
- 1 pound chicken tenders
For flour mixture:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For egg mixture:
- 2 eggs
For milk mixture:
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup pickle juice
For cooking:
- ~4 cups vegetable oil – you want the oil to be about 3 inches deep.
Instructions
- Grab 3 large bowls.
- In one bowl combine the flour, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, salt and black pepper.
- In another bowl, whisk 2 eggs.
- In another bowl, add egg, milk and pickle juice.
- Dip chicken tenders in flour mixture.
- Then dip into egg mixture.
- Back into flour mixture.
- Into milk mixture then back into flour mixture.
- Set aside until you are ready to cook them.
- Repeat with each chicken tender until all of the chicken tenders are coated.
- Heat oil in a pan until it is 350 F. to 375 F.. helpful tip: place a popcorn kernel in the oil and when it pops you are ready to cook.
- Place chicken fingers into the oil and cook until the outside begins to brown, flip it over and cook until the other side is brown as well. This may take a little practice to get the perfect cook. The insides should be at least 165 F. if you have a meat thermometer you can check or cut one in half to test before you finish the rest of the batch.
- Set on a paper towel lined dish and keep in a warm oven until all of the chicken is cooked and you are ready to eat.
- Enjoy!
chicken fingers
Moist and flavorful deep fried chicken fingers.
Servings 3 people
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken tenders
- Flour mixture:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Egg mixture:
- 2 eggs
- Milk mixture:
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup pickle juice
- For Cooking:
- cups ~4vegetable oil - you want the oil to be about 3 inches deep.
Instructions
- Grab 3 large bowls.
- In one bowl combine the flour, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, salt and black pepper.
- In another bowl, whisk 2 eggs.
- In another bowl, add egg, milk and pickle juice.
- Dip chicken tenders in flour mixture.
- Then dip into egg mixture.
- Back into flour mixture.
- Into milk mixture then back into flour mixture.
- Set aside until you are ready to cook them.
- Repeat with each chicken tender until all of the chicken tenders are coated.
- Heat oil in a pan until it is 350 F. to 375 F.. helpful tip: place a popcorn kernel in the oil and when it pops you are ready to cook.
- Place chicken fingers into the oil and cook until the outside begins to brown, flip it over and cook until the other side is brown as well. This may take a little practice to get the perfect cook. The insides should be at least 165 F. if you have a meat thermometer you can check or cut one in half to test before you finish the rest of the batch.
- Set on a paper towel lined dish and keep in a warm oven until all of the chicken is cooked and you are ready to eat.
- Enjoy!