Southern Fried Chicken Strips
These gluten free Southern Fried Chicken Strips have a heavily seasoned breading that adds a ton of flavor while locking in tender, juicy chicken inside.
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Ingredients
Chicken & Marinade
- 4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- oil for frying (enough to fill saucepan 2" deep)
Breading
- ¾ cup corn flour
- ¾ cup corn starch
- ¼ cup gluten free flour blend (I use Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour)
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp celery salt
- ½ tsp mustard powder
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Combine the chicken, buttermilk and salt in a bowl. Mix to coat all of the chicken in the mixture evenly. Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight.
- Heat 2” of canola oil in a medium sized saucepan and insert a thermometer safe for deep frying. Heat the oil to 360 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine all seasoned breading ingredients. Add the marinated chicken to the breading mixture allowing excess buttermilk to drain prior to adding to the breading. Mix the chicken into the seasoned breading until coated evenly.
- When oil reaches 360 degrees, shake excess seasoning off the chicken and carefully add the chicken to the oil in batches making sure not to crowd the pot. As you add the chicken, the oil temp will decrease & you may need to increase the heat on the burner to maintain an oil temp of 350-360 degrees. Each batch of chicken should be cooked through in 3-4 minutes max.
Nutrition
Calories: 493kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 26gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 1328mgPotassium: 492mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 305IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
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