Description
Crispy chicken strips fried until golden and tossed in a rich honey butter garlic sauce that is sweet, savory, and deeply comforting. Perfect for quick dinners, family meals, or crowd-pleasing appetizers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g chicken tenders
- 120 g all-purpose flour
- 60 g cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 large eggs
- 60 g butter
- 80 ml honey
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a deep skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
- In a bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs until smooth.
- Dip each chicken tender into the eggs, then coat well in the flour mixture.
- Fry the chicken in batches for 4 to 5 minutes per side until golden and crispy.
- Transfer cooked chicken to a plate lined with paper towels.
- In a clean pan, melt butter over low heat, add minced garlic, and cook briefly until fragrant.
- Stir in honey and mix until smooth and glossy.
- Toss the fried chicken strips gently in the honey butter garlic sauce.
- Serve immediately while hot and crispy.
Notes
- Fry in small batches to keep the coating crisp.
- Toss the chicken in sauce just before serving for best texture.
- Adjust honey or garlic to suit your taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg