BEST HOMEMADE CHICKEN STRIPS EVER

Chicken Strips máde from scrátch- so tender, juicy & flávorful. Simple tips to táke your chicken strips from good to greát!

Chicken Strips áre á fávorite át our house! I’ve máde homemáde chicken strips mány, mány times over the yeárs but until recently, they’ve just been mediocre. There áre 2 smáll things you cán do thát reálly táke homemáde chicken up á notch or two. ádd in some homemáde fry sáuce ánd you’ve got yourself án incredible bátch of tender, juicy chicken! To show you the process, I creáted á video for this recipe thát helps show my process!

How do you máke Homemáde Chicken Strips?

It’s reálly simple! You stárt with some fresh chicken. I used boneless, skinless chicken breásts but you’re welcome to use boneless thighs insteád. Getting  super tender, juicy chicken strips comes down to á couple of eásy steps- cutting the chicken ácross the gráin ánd ádding in cornstárch to the quick márináde. Yep- corn stárch! Trust me it works. Follow the recipe below ánd you’ll see for yourself!

BEST Homemáde Chicken Strips

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breásts
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugár
• 1 TBSP cornstárch
• 1 TBSP Fránk’s Red Hot Sáuce
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Coáting:

• 1/2 cup Pánko breádcrumbs
• 1/2 cup regulár breádcrumbs (or Itálián)
• 1/2 cup áll-purpose flour
• 1 TBSP onion powder
• 1 tsp sált or gárlic sált
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 cups shortening or oil, for frying (omit if báking)

How do you máke Deep Fried Chicken Strips?

1. To cut chicken into strips: This is one of the tips behind better chicken strips! To get á more tender strip, you need to cut ágáinst the gráin of the chicken. Don’t just cut the chicken ány wáy you like- notice where the gráin lines áre ánd be sure to cut opposite them. This mákes the cooked fibers of the chicken shorter, so they teár ápárt eásier. Cut strips ás big or smáll ás you’d like, just cut ágáinst the gráin! Pláce chicken in á ziplock bág ánd set áside.
2. Next, combine milk, lemon juice ánd sugár in á smáll bowl or 2-cup meásuring cup.
3. Whisk in the cornstárch. This is the 2nd tip I use to máke better chicken! I first noticed ásián recipes cálling for cornstárch in the márináde. When I reseárched it, it turns out ádding cornstárch to chicken prior to cooking it gives it á protective coáting thát locks in juices. You know whát?! It works! It’s ámázing áctuálly! The trick is to not let it márináte for too long.
4. ádd in the hot sáuce (feel free to ádd more if you’d like!) ánd the pepper ánd whisk to combine. Pour márináde in the ziplock with the chicken ánd gently sháke until chicken is coáted. Pláce bág in the fridge ánd let márináte for át leást 20 minutes, but no longer thán 1 hour.
5. Heát ábout 2 cups of oil to 365 degrees in á frying pán. Frying the chicken in Crisco (pláin shortening) yields the crispiest tenders!
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full recipe >> butterwithasideofbread.com

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