Chikfila -Type Chicken Nuggets
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size nuggets
- 2 tablespoons chicken base
- 13 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 34 cup peanut oil, to cook in
- Warm up the lemon juice in a small bowl in your microwave (thirty seconds should do).
- Mix the base in with the juice and stir briskly to dissolve.
- Microwave another 20 seconds if needed to dissolve base.
- In a 9X13 glass baking dish or other long shallow dish, spread out your chicken nuggets.
- Pour the lemon and base mixture over the nuggets, tossing them to coat evenly.
- Pepper them and leave to marinate on counter for 30 minutes (cover with wrap).
- In a cast iron or heavy skillet, heat peanut oil over medium high heat.
- Wisk egg and water, pour into a large ziploc bag.
- Put flour into another ziploc bag.
- Take nuggets and shake in the egg bag, then in the flour bag, and fry in the peanut oil for about 6 - 8 minutes until thoroughly cooked.
- Drain on paper towels.
chicken breasts, chicken base, lemon juice, black pepper, egg, water, flour, peanut oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chikfila-type-chicken-nuggets-322999 (may not work)