Crispy Garlic Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Buttermilk-marinated chicken tenders fried to a shattering crisp, then tossed in a sticky garlic-butter buffalo glaze sweetened with honey. Spicy, garlicky, glossy — these disappear faster than you can plate them.
Prep
40 min
Cook
15 min
Total
55 min
Serves
4
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Oil, for frying
Garlic buffalo glaze
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
Method
- 1
Combine the chicken, buttermilk and egg in a bowl and marinate at least 30 minutes.
- 2
Mix the flour, cornstarch, salt, paprika, black pepper and garlic powder in another bowl.
- 3
Lift the chicken from the marinade and press firmly into the flour mixture to create a craggy, textured coating.
- 4
Heat oil over medium heat and fry the tenders until deep golden and crispy. Drain.
- 5
Melt the butter in a pan and sauté the garlic until fragrant. Stir in the buffalo sauce and honey.
- 6
Toss the fried tenders in the glaze until fully coated and serve immediately.
- 7
serve ASAP fully coated and serve immediately.
Tips
- Pressing the flour hard onto the chicken creates those crispy ridges that hold the sauce.
- Toss in the glaze right before serving so the crust stays crunchy.
- Serve with ranch or blue cheese dip to cool the heat.
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