It’s summer. You want something fun and great to eat outdoors. Sure, fried chicken would do the trick, but thanks to John Legend, I can now make some buttermilk chicken tenders!
I discovered this recipe when the Singer appeared on my wife’s talk show…they shared the recipe and I got to cooking!
Time To Make John’s Chicken Tenders!
I will use any excuse to cook something new, and the recipe is simple and fun to do with kids or family members as well…very interactive!
Let’s cook!
Here are the ingredients for the marinade – I have to admit that I NEVER cook with Buttermilk, so this was going to be interesting…
So, I poured the required amount of Buttermilk and the Garlic Salt into a bowl, then added my secret ingredient: some Pumpkin Spice seasoning instead of cayenne pepper, as I’m not a “heat” fan.
I sliced the chicken breast into long strips, stirred the seasonings into the buttermilk, and then laid the chicken down in the marinade so it could soak up the flavors for a few hours…
Next, I put out my ingredients for the batter…as you can see, it’s flour, baking powder, olive oil, some more Pumpkin Spice seasoning and a little more Buttermilk:
I mixed all of the dry ingredients together well, then poured in the quarter cup of Buttermilk…it didn’t seem like much, but it did give the flour a bit of a flakiness:
Put the recommended amount of oil in your frying pan and turn it on to medium high.
Now, time to grab the marinated chicken and bread it:
Next up, heat your oil and get frying!
Now that the chicken is in the frying pan, it’s just a matter of letting each side cook 5-6 minutes:
Nothing sounds better than something frying in a frying pan…need proof?
Once done, take them out and lay them on a plate, where their glistening goldenness is just waiting for you to enjoy!
It’s fun to just make an easy recipe, and not get too complicated: if you are looking for a new way to make chicken, why not a dry brine?
I tried a dry brine and it turned out great…here’s the story of where the recipe came from and how the dry brine works:
Here’s another great chicken dish, thanks to Stanley Tucci:
I love his cookbook, and made this chicken dish that his mother taught him – here is the recipe:
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Looks delicious. Its on the menu this week! 😀