Buttermilk Chicken Nuggets Recipes

BUTTERMILK CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken to bag; seal. Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Combine breadcrumbs and cheese in a bowl. Remove chicken from bag and arrange on a sheet of wax paper. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1 cup breadcrumb mixture. Turn chicken, and sprinkle with remaining breadcrumb mixture. Arrange chicken strips on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

CHEF JOHN'S BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss together chicken pieces, black pepper, salt, paprika, rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, white pepper, and cayenne in a large bowl to coat.
• Stir in buttermilk until chicken is coated. Refrigerate for 6 hours.
• Combine flour, salt, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, white pepper, and onion powder in a large shallow dish.
• Remove chicken from the buttermilk and dredge each piece in the seasoned flour. Shake off any excess and transfer to a plate.
• Heat peanut oil in a large Dutch oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Add all the chicken to the pan and cook for 10 minutes.
• Turn chicken pieces and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
• Remove chicken from the oil and transfer to a cooling rack set over a paper towel lined baking sheet. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

DEEP-FRIED BUTTERMILK-COCONUT CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Heat the oil to 350 degrees, in a heavy pot, or deep fryer.
• In a bowl, combine the egg, buttermilk and the beer; mix well.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and the salt; add to the buttermilk/egg mixture, mix well (batter should have the consistency of a thin pancake batter).
• Dredge the chicken pieces into the all-purpose flour.
• Then dip into the buttermilk mixture to coat.
• Then roll into the coconut.
• Deep fry until a light golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.

DOUBLE-DIPPED BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Place the breasts and all the brining ingredients into the zipper bag. Squitch everything around until well mixed and refrigerate overnight (minimum 12 hours) The next day, Cut each breast into 10 (1³) pieces. The easiest way is to cut the breasts into 3 long strips, then divide the strips into 3 to 4 even sections. You should get between 9 to 10 per 6 ounce breast. Set up your coating station ... Flour & spices in one bowl / buttermilk and seasoning in the other. Once your nuggets are made, heat your oil to 350 degrees. While that's getting ready, dredge each nugget into the seasoned flour and set on a rack until all the nuggets are done Once complete, dip each back into the buttermilk mixture, back into the dredging flour, and replace back on the rack to set for a bit (10 minutes) Be careful to work near a sink, and only use one hand for this, you'™re going to end up with gunky southern fried fingers... there's nothing you can do about it. Working in small batches, carefully drop 6 to 7 nuggets at a time into the oil, and fry for 5 minutes. Drain them on paper toweled racks Serve them up with a little ranch dressing or honey mustard, and you'™re good to go.

CRISPY BUTTERMILK CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Slice each chicken breast into thick strips.
• Whisk flour, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and cayenne together and pour into a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag. Pour buttermilk into a shallow dish.
• Fill a heavy-bottomed pan at least 4 inches deep with oil and heat it to 350 degrees (175 degrees C).
• Place several chicken strips in the plastic bag. Seal the bag and shake a couple of times until strips are coated. Repeat to coat remaining strips. Dip each strip into buttermilk, then back into the flour mixture.
• Fry the strips, 4 or 5 at a time, in the hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink in the centers, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels, then transfer to a baking sheet to keep warm in the oven as you fry the remaining strips.