Lonnie's Chick-fil-a Ripoff Chicken Nuggets!
No, this is not a perfect recipe clone of Chick-fil-a chicken nuggets. I think it's better!
INGREDIENTS
| 2 lbs | Boneless Chicken Breasts |
| DRY INGREDIENTS | |
| 1 - 1/2 cups | Bread Crumbs (Plain) |
| 2 Cups | Flour |
| 1-1/2 Tbs | Paprika |
| 1-1/2 Tbs | Black Pepper |
| 3 Tbs | Seasoned Salt |
| 1 tsp | Onion Powder |
| 1 tsp | Cayenne (Red) Pepper |
| 1/2 tsp | Basil |
| WET INGREDIENTS | |
| 2 | Large Eggs |
| 3/4 Cup | Honey |
| 1/4 Cup | Salted Butter |
Preparation of Wet and Dry batter
- Leave the eggs and butter out to warm up to room temperature for about 1/2 hour before using.
- In a bowl large enough to hold the mixture and all of the chicken nuggets, mix Butter and Honey. Beat well until mixed smooth, then add Eggs and beat until smoth.
- Thoroughly mix dry ingredients. Pour only enough mixture to cover the bottom of a re-sealable container about 1/2” in depth.
Preparation of Cooking Appliances
- Use fresh vegetable oil in the deep fryer, and set to 380 degrees for cooking chicken.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees, and put a cookie sheet in it. This is to keep the nuggets warm while you are cooking other batches.
(I use a wire rack lying in the cookie sheet so the nuggets do not get oily by sitting on the surface of the cookie sheet.)
Directions
- Cut chicken breasts into nugget sized portions.
- Put all chicken nuggets into bowl with Egg, Butter, and Honey mixture. Mix well.
- Remove chicken nuggets from wet mixture and lay in container with flour mixture, taking care to keep the nuggets separated. I use a re-sealable container that will allow me to use approximately 20 at one time.
- Cover nuggets with a light layer of flour mixture from the other bowl. Seal cover and shake well to coat the nuggets.
- Put nuggets in deep fryer for approximately 4-7 minutes, taking care to agitate or stir the nuggets occasionally so they do not stick.
(NOTE: I don’t cook by time, they’re done when they float and are a nice brown color.) - Remove to a plate covered with paper towels to absorb excess oil. Shortly before you need to use the plate for the next batch of nuggets, dump the nuggets on the cookie sheet / wire rack in the oven to keep warm.
For a little added flavor, sprinkle nuggets lightly with chicken seasoning...