How to make Chicken Strips / Hot Nashville Chicken Strips

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade hot sauce

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Sriracha is often less expensive and still provides heat.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Cornmeal can provide a different texture at a lower cost.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often cheaper while still suitable for frying.

Turn on the heat to medium and add canola oil to the pan.

Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the oil and let it melt.

Once the butter has melted, add cayenne pepper, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, and salt to the oil and whisk together.

Turn the heat down to low and let the mixture simmer.

Crack 3 eggs into a bowl and beat them.

Add flour to another container and season it with salt and pepper, whisking to combine.

Wash the chicken strips with vinegar, salt, and water.

Dip each chicken strip into the flour mixture, then into the egg, and back into the flour to coat.

Set the battered chicken strips on a plate.

Once the oil is hot, fry the chicken strips, making sure not to crowd the pan.

Fry until both sides are golden brown.

Coat the fried chicken strips in the sauce or dip them individually, as preferred.

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