Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Tenders
Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
For the Chicken Marinade
- 200 gms chicken breast tenders
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons kimchi juice, can replace with hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
For the Flour Coating
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon chicken salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
For the Soy Garlic Sauce
- 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/2 cornstarch, mixed with water for slurry
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, can replace with white sugar or honey
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped ginger
- oil, for frying, as needed
- dried herbs, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- 1
Place the chicken breast tenders in a bowl. Pour the buttermilk over the chicken. Add the kimchi juice (or hot sauce), salt, black pepper, and chilli powder. Mix thoroughly to ensure the chicken is well-coated. Marinate the chicken for at least two hours.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
In a separate tray or shallow dish, combine the all purpose flour, chicken salt, and black pepper. Mix these dry ingredients together.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Take each marinated chicken tender and first coat it thoroughly in the dry flour mixture. Then, dip it back into the wet marinade. Finally, coat it again in the dry flour mixture. This double-coating process helps form a crumbly outer layer for crispiness.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat until it is medium hot. Carefully place the double-coated chicken tenders into the pan. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes on each side until they are golden brown and crispy. Once fried, remove the chicken from the oil.
⏱️ 10 min
- 5
In a clean pan, combine the dark soy sauce, vinegar, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, brown sugar (or white sugar or honey), and water. Bring the mixture to a light simmer.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Add a couple teaspoons of the cornstarch slurry (made from cornstarch mixed with water) to the simmering sauce, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Switch off the flame under the sauce. Add the fried chicken tenders directly into the pan with the sauce. Thoroughly coat each piece of fried chicken with the soy garlic sauce.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Serve the Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Tenders immediately, garnished with dried herbs if desired.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Tenders
For the Chicken Marinade
- 200 gms chicken breast tenders
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons kimchi juice, can replace with hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
For the Flour Coating
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon chicken salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
For the Soy Garlic Sauce
- 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/2 cornstarch, mixed with water for slurry
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, can replace with white sugar or honey
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped ginger
- oil, for frying, as needed
- dried herbs, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- 1
Place the chicken breast tenders in a bowl. Pour the buttermilk over the chicken. Add the kimchi juice (or hot sauce), salt, black pepper, and chilli powder. Mix thoroughly to ensure the chicken is well-coated. Marinate the chicken for at least two hours.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
In a separate tray or shallow dish, combine the all purpose flour, chicken salt, and black pepper. Mix these dry ingredients together.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Take each marinated chicken tender and first coat it thoroughly in the dry flour mixture. Then, dip it back into the wet marinade. Finally, coat it again in the dry flour mixture. This double-coating process helps form a crumbly outer layer for crispiness.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat until it is medium hot. Carefully place the double-coated chicken tenders into the pan. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes on each side until they are golden brown and crispy. Once fried, remove the chicken from the oil.
⏱️ 10 min - 5
In a clean pan, combine the dark soy sauce, vinegar, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, brown sugar (or white sugar or honey), and water. Bring the mixture to a light simmer.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Add a couple teaspoons of the cornstarch slurry (made from cornstarch mixed with water) to the simmering sauce, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Switch off the flame under the sauce. Add the fried chicken tenders directly into the pan with the sauce. Thoroughly coat each piece of fried chicken with the soy garlic sauce.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Serve the Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Tenders immediately, garnished with dried herbs if desired.