Fried Chicken Tenders
If you are from the South, you've no doubt eaten some amazing, crispy fried chicken at a church picnic. These Fried Chicken Tenders will bring back reminiscent feelings of glorious fried chicken & days gone by.
The difference here is, these are quicker & easier to make because they are made with boneless chicken tenders & they are much better for you because they are made with 2 high fiber, gluten & grain free flours.
These chicken tenders are so scrumptious. My family begs & I mean literally begs me to make these. This version is truly a no fail, no hassle meal & is as delicious as anything you've ever had.
Fried Chicken Tenders
ingredients
2-1/2 pounds, chicken tenders
2 eggs
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup arrowroot flour
1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
2 cups of high heat, cooking fat*
optional: finishing salt
* I recommend you use an organic lard like this one
directions
crack the eggs into a large glass bowl & whisk. put the chicken in with the eggs & toss to get all the chicken coated.
combine the flours, salt, pepper & onion powder & put them in the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish.
remove chicken pieces, one by one & allow a little bit of the eggs to drip off {you want the chicken moist but not dripping when you put it into the flour}. dredge the chicken tenders in the flour until they are all done.
in a large cast iron skillet, heat the lard to medium high heat. working in batches of 5-7 pieces, place chicken in skillet 3-4 minutes per side {check your first batch to determine exact time}. remove to a dish lined with paper towels. continue until all the chicken is done.
lightly sprinkle with finishing salt if desired.
serve immediately.