Chicken nuggets. Fussy eaters at home? These crunchy nuggets made from scratch is the way to go. Chicken breasts sliced into thin pieces are cooked in flavorful sauce, and then battered and deep fried until golden perfection. While the lip-smacking dipping sauce makes these golden goodies simply irresisitible, the classic addition of crispy fries is a must for unbelievable deliciousness.
Why I Love These Nuggets
I made this dish as an entrée for a party a few years ago, but then almost forgot about it. Needless to say, it was a real hit among my guests especially kids. But I omitted the sauce as I wasn’t sure whether my guests will like it or not.
I came across this recipe again while searching for a finger food recipe, and decided to give it a go once more, this time with the sauce. And the good news - both fried chicken and sauce tastes DELICIOUS!!!!
Key Ingredients In Chicken Nuggets
- Chicken - I prefer chicken breasts cut into thin slices.
- Soy sauce - To flavor the sauce and chicken.
- Sweet chili sauce - Again, to flavor both sauce and chicken.
- Flour - Key ingredient of batter.
- Breadcrumbs - For the crunchy exterior.
How To Make Chicken Nuggets
Cook chicken - Place thinly sliced chicken in a little water flavored with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce and tomato sauce (ketchup). When the chicken is about half cooked, remove from the sauce. Dip these in a basic batter made with flour, egg and water. Then, roll in breadcrumbs and deep fry.
The dipping sauce - It's basically the water in which the chicken is cooked. To thicken the sauce you can add a little cornstarch (corn flour) slurry, and boil to get a beautifully flavored dipping sauce.
French fries - Homemade or store bought fries is the way to go.
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Chicken Nuggets with Sauce & French Fries
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken breast or thigh fillet cut into medium-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoon tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- ½ cup water
- 3 cups oil for deep frying
For Batter
- 2 cups breadcrumbs
- 1 whole egg beaten
- 1 and ½ cups all purpose (plain) flour
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- Water
- A pinch of salt
For Sauce
- 2 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch)
- ⅓ cup water
To Serve (choose one)
Instructions
- Add chicken pieces along with tomato sauce, sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce, garlic paste, ginger paste, ground pepper, and water into a deep pan. Place it on the stove, cover with a lid, and let it come to a boil. Then turn down the heat to medium, and simmer until chicken is half-cooked. Check the seasoning, and add more salt if needed. Now you can remove chicken from the gravy and leave it to cool.
- Meanwhile mix cornflour (cornstarch) and water together, and add it to the chicken gravy. Simmer until it thickens. Your sauce is ready.
- Now make a smooth batter using flour, egg, turmeric and water. Season with salt. Heat oil in a deep pan over high heat. (You can use a deep fryer instead). Dip the chicken pieces first in batter, and then roll in breadcrumbs. Deep fry until it turns golden brown and cooked through.
- Alternatively, you can bake these in the oven at 200 C / 400 F for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve chicken with sauce and French fries.
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