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Tennessee Hot Fried Chicken Tenders
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 package (14 oz) uncooked chicken tenders (not breaded)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon Frank's™ RedHot™ Original cayenne pepper sauce
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Season chicken tenders with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
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Step2In shallow bowl, mix flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper with whisk. In another shallow bowl, beat buttermilk and hot sauce together with whisk. Dredge chicken tenders in seasoned flour, then in buttermilk mixture, and back in flour.
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Step3In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot (350°F). Fry tenders in hot oil, all at once, about 5 minutes, turning once, until deep golden brown and no longer pink in center (at least 165°F). Place on rack lined with paper towels to drain, with paper towels underneath rack.
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Step4In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Beat in paprika, red pepper and garlic powder with whisk. Brush fried chicken tenders with spicy butter. Serve with slices of white bread and sweet pickles, if desired.
Nutrition
450
Calories
34g
Total Fat
23g
Protein
13g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 300
- Total Fat
- 34g
- 52%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 49%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 590mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 240mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 23g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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