Bits Of Dust

I finally did it.

Our kids love chicken nuggets from the fast food places, like most kids. From time to time I try to make chicken with a coating that the kids will eat. Each time I think I have it, I fail, big time. They end up eating some of it, but then stopping halfway through a bite to tell me they don’t really like it.

So last night I tried something different. When the chicken breasts were still a bit frozen I sliced them in long think slices (where they resembled small fish filets).

I “marinated” them in a mixture for 30 minutes, soaked them in a batter and friend them.

“Marinade” Ingredients:

3 eggs
3-4 Tbsp milk
2 tsp minced garlic
2-3 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4-1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
salt and pepper to taste.

Mix all ingredients, and add chicken. Stir until chicken is covered and place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Batter ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp Lowry’s seasoning salt

Remove chicken piece from “marinade”, coat with batter, and drop into 1-2 inches of hot oil in a cast iron pan. Fry for 3 minutes on each side. Oh yeah, about the oil. I didn’t have enough crisco so I added some light olive oil to the mixture.

Success! They loved it. They said it tasted a lot like Long John Silver’s fish. I had to chuckle. They loved it so much, they actually want to eat the leftovers tonight. Amazing I tell you. I have used the same ingredients before, I just didn’t use them in this combination.

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