Buffalo Chicken Strips

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot sauce (franks)
• 1 1/2 cups spooned and leveled all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 16 equal size strips
• 4 cups vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• 2 stir in ketchup and hot sauce. remove from heat; cover and reserve sauce.
• 3 in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, 1 1/2 tsp of salt and 3/4 pepper. sprinkle 1/2 cup flour mixture evenly on a rimmed baking sheet; set aside. in a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and 2 teaspoons water.
• 4 in small batches, coat chicken in the flour mixture (shake off excess) dip chicken in egg mixture to coat, shaking off excess. dredge chicken in flour again. place on floured sheet.
• 5 in a large saucepan heat your oil to 350°f add chicken only when oil has reached a hot enough temperature (use a candy thermometer if you must or throw in a piece of bread into the pan it should brown up quickly then you know your pan is hot enough).
• 6 add half the chicken; cook until golden brown, 3 to 6 minutes. transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. return oil to 350°f repeat with remaining chicken.
• 7 toss chicken with your reserved sauce (re-heat if needed) and coat strips.
• 8 serves well with carrots and celery with blue cheese dip enjoy!