When it comes to eating; eating out is always great. Though it does come at costs. That is why we have this incredible resource now available to you. Learn how to easily make your favorite restaurant dish at home. Try making Crispy Chicken Tenders with this absolutely amazing Copy-Cat Chick-Filet Sauce. I promise you are going to love this recipe. I am excited to share this amazing recipe that my Instructor with my PBS shared on Feb. first Wine and Dine of the month and boy was it a hit.
Best Crispy Chicken Tenders, will become what you Make Your Favorite Restaurant Dish At Home
Crispy Chicken tenders brought to the comfort of your home, that is why its called Your Favorite Restaurant Dish At Home. I’m going to be showing you how to make these crispy chicken tenders in the air fryer. They have this irresistibly crispy exterior, and then on the inside, they’re just perfectly juicy and tender. So if you have an air fryer, you have got to make this recipe.
You’ll notice that these aren’t your typical Crispy Chicken Tenders that your mother would make for the entire family. Big juicy chicken breasts, dipped in egg and flour. and boy is it delicious.
Make Your Favorite Restaurant Dish At Homee Best Crispy Chicken Tenders Recipe
Oh, by the way I will try and keep this short and to the point, so that we can get to the best part. I forgot to tell you I am going to show you the secret to making a Copy-Cat Chick Filet Sauce. This is my Instructor Candice Gunstream’s sons favorite new Restaurant Family Meal. It is perfection at its finest. That tangy but sweet BBQ sauce is so yummy, just thinking about it makes my mouth water. This stuff is so good, and I’m not just bragging, but she had 25 likes on her website within the first hour of pairing it on last weeks Wine and Dine Feb. 2023. This will be your family Restaurant dish at home watch you will see?
Starting with the Chicken Marinade
- You want to add a 1/4 cup of mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
- 1 pressed garlic clove into a large bowl
- and then give it a good mixing set aside
Next, toss a pound of cut chicken meat into that bowl. Evenly spread all the good batter all over your chicken tenders. Then use tongs to evenly coat the chicken in the marinade. Then set the chicken aside for a few minutes. You can even marinate it overnight for extra flavor. Which is what I intended to do for this wine and dine but did not have the time last night.
Now for the Breading with a twist
- In a medium sized bowl add 1/2 a cup of plain breadcrumbs
- 1/2 a cup of panko style breadcrumbs
- and a 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese I use the grated dry parmesan its perfect
- add 3/4 teaspoons of salt
- 1/8 of a teaspoon of black pepper WHISK IT TOGETHER
In the meantime, preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Now generously coat the chicken tenders in the breading mixture one at a time. I like to press the crumbs into the chicken as much as possible. To really get the most crispiness out of these tenders.
Because Its best to cook in batches; prepare the thicker strips first. Air Fryer is usually ready by then so I place the first batch in basket. Spray the chicken side I will be placing down on basket then spray top side with coconut spray or if I’m out I’ll use regular butter spray.
Place them about 3/4 inch apart. Depending how big your Air Fryer is mine is not to big so I place 4-5 Strips again depends on size of chicken.
Temperature is set at 400 degrees Fahrenheit turn timer to 5 minutes. Then flip them and set timer for another 4-5 minutes until Gold Crispy Chicken. (A good way to know if your chicken is done is by inserting a meat thermometer into the center of the chicken and it should read at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit).
In the meantime, here is how to make that amazing Chick-filet sauce.
- Add 1/2 a tablespoon of boiling water I put it in Microwave for 30 seconds
- 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar and then stir it until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Or use some of this amazing BBQ Sauce we offer.
Then set it aside.
- Now in a small bowl add 1 cup of mayonnaise,
- A 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce,
- 1 and a 1/2 tablespoons of yellow mustard,
- Then go ahead and add the sugar syrup and whisk everything together until it is well combined.
TIPs: Do not over fill the basket because they tend to not cook evenly, and if you follow these tips you’ll have perfect crispy chicken tenders that are juicy and fabulous every time.
Make Your Favorite Restaurant Dish At Home
All right, the last batch of chicken tenders is done, and while they’re still warm, you want to enjoy them because you really want to get the most out of that crispy crust. This is any ones air fryer dreams are made of! This is really, really good! The outside of this chicken is just so crispy and perfectly golden brown. Now the inside, it is so, so moist and tender And the sauce is to die for. Enjoy!
