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Chicken Nuggets
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Chicken Nuggets

Once you’ve made these chicken nuggets at home, you’ll never get them at a fast food joint again. These really are so easy that you might find yourself making them two or three time a week.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12 Nuggets
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 chicken breast nuggetized
  • 1 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 egg whites whisked
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs smashed
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • Canola Oil

Method
 

  1. Combine fish sauce and water in a medium bowl.
  2. Dice the chicken breast in to small bite size pieces.
  3. Add chicken to brine for 45 minutes. 
  4. Remove chicken and pat dry on paper towels.
  5. Add whisked egg whites to bowl for dredging.
  6. Combine flour, salt, peper, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, baking soda and panko.
  7. Dredge chicken in egg then in flour. Set aside for 10 minutes on paper towels.
  8. Heat oil in skillet over medium-low heat.
  9. Before adding chicken to oil, dredge in flour again and shake to remove excess.
  10. Fry chicken on each side 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
  11. Remove to cool on wire rack.