Homemade KFC-style fried chicken tender wraps (classic, mac and cheese, spicy slaw, buffalo)
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Read about tenderloins in the BrightCulinary Book
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- flour
- dried basil
- thyme
- oregano
- smoked paprika
- garlic powder
- celery seed
- dry mustard
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
Season the flour with dried basil, thyme, oregano, smoked paprika, garlic powder, celery seed, dry mustard, kosher salt and pepper; mix.
- 1 whole egg
- buttermilk
- 8 whole chicken tenders
Mix the egg with the buttermilk and add the chicken tenders, making sure all are covered.
Egg, buttermilk and the tenders
- cabbage carrot combo
- mayo
- buttermilk
- salt and pepper
- sugar
- vinegar
- 1 tbsp onion
Chop the store-bought cabbage and carrot mix into small bite-size pieces. Dress with mayo, buttermilk, salt, pepper, a little sugar and a little vinegar, add about a tablespoon of chopped onion, mix and taste.
- 1½ cup elbow macaroni
- Velveeta cheese
- 3 tbsp milk
- salt and pepper
Drain the cooked elbow macaroni, return it to the pot and stir in chunks of Velveeta until melted; add about three tablespoons of milk, salt and pepper.
- oil
Take the tenders out of the buttermilk and egg, coat in the seasoned flour and shallow fry in hot oil a few at a time so the temperature does not drop, about 6 to 8 minutes, turning about 3 minutes in, to 165 and a deep brown.
- dill pickles
- tortilla
Cut the dill pickles into thin strands. Warm the tortillas to make them pliable.
- mayo
Classic wrap: mayo, pickles and a tender on a warm tortilla; fold up the bottom and sides.
- three cheese blend
Variation: mac and cheese wrap - a bed of mac and cheese, a tender, a sprinkle of three cheese blend, then fold.
The mac and cheese wrap
- mayo
- sriracha
Variation: spicy slaw wrap - mix mayo and sriracha for the spicy sauce; sauce, coleslaw, pickles and a tender, then fold.
The spicy slaw wrap
- melted butter
- Frank's red hot
- celery
- chunky blue cheese salad dressing
Variation: buffalo wrap - mix melted butter with Frank's Red Hot and brush a tender on both sides; cut thin strips of inner celery and pick the leaves; layer chunky blue cheese dressing, celery strips, the tender and the leaves, then fold.
His buffalo chicken wrap