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Chicken nuggets with a buttermilk and mayonnaise binder

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  • 2 lb chicken breast
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
Cut two pounds of chicken breast into strips and then into bite-sized pieces.
Cutting the chicken into bites
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp salt
Mix the flour and cornstarch with chili powder, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
Seasoned flour and cornstarch dredge
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
Mix the buttermilk and mayonnaise well into a binding mixture.
Buttermilk and mayonnaise binder
Dip each piece in the flour mixture, shake off the excess, dip in the mayonnaise mixture, shake, and return to the flour until well coated.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and lay the coated pieces in a single layer in the basket.
  • oil
Fry until golden brown, about five to seven minutes, checking as you go.
  • 1⅓ cup mayo
  • 2 tbsp barbecue sauce
  • 1½ tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • black pepper
For the dipping sauce mix the mayo with barbecue sauce, honey, Dijon, white vinegar, paprika and black pepper, and adjust to taste.
Honey barbecue mayo dipping sauce