How to Make Homemade Fried Chicken Strips

These Chicken strips are easy and delicious. With a few simple steps and some handy ingredients, you will have tantalizing appetizers for an entire crowd. They are tastier than restaurant versions and will quickly become a family favorite.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Corn flakes
• Eggs
• Salt
• Pepper
• Paprika
• Garlic Powder
• Milk
• Frying pan
• Cooking oil
• Meat tenderizer
• Tongs

1. 
    
   Ingredients

   Gather the following ingredients: milk, cornflakes, eggs, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, chicken breasts, cooking oil, frying pan.

2. 
    
   Frying pan

   Heat a frying pan with one inch deep cooking oil on medium to medium high heat. You can test the oil with a small piece of bread. If it browns nicely and floats to the top, the oil is ready. Remove the bread after testing.

3. 
    
   Tenderize

   Beat six chicken breasts with a meat tenderizor until they are approximately 1/4" in thickness.

4. 
    
   Scissors

   Use scissors to cut 1 1/2" wide strips from the breasts.

5. 
    
   Corn Flakes

   Place four cups of corn flakes cereal into a zip lock bag. Use your hands or a rolling pin to crush the cereal into a fine consistency.

6. 
    
   Cereal

   Pour the crushed cereal into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add one table spoon of salt, one tablespoon of pepper, one tablespoon of paprika, and one tablespoon of garlic powder. Use a whisk or fork to mix the dry ingredients.

7. 
    
   Eggs

   Crack three eggs into a medium mixing bowl. Add 1/4 cup of milk. Beat together.

8. 
    
   Dip Chicken

   Take one strip and dip it into the egg mixture.

9. 
    
   Coat chicken strips

   Roll the egg coated strip into the cereal mixture.

10. 
     
    Hot oil

    Re-dip the same strip into the egg mixture. Place, carefully, into the heated frying pan. Continue until you have about four or five strips in the pan. You don't want to overcrowd them, or they will not cook properly.

11. 
     
    Chicken strips

    When the bottom of the strips are light golden brown, flip the strips with a tong or spatula. Allow strips to brown on the other side and then remove from oil and place on a paper towel lined plate. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Tips & Warnings

• For more flavor, soak chicken in a marinade of olive oil, paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place in a refrigerator for at least thirty minutes before preparing to be cooked.
• Be careful with hot grease. Oil may splatter up towards your hands or face when placing the chicken strips in the pan.

[dansonfamily08]

on 2/10/2009 I tried this,and it was very tasty only the corn flakes kept sliding off and when i pulled them out corn flakes were sliding everywhere,to prevent this put a light flour topping over the corn flakes;) oh and i did merinade before hand:) yummy

[Tfurby]

on 12/28/2008 I do this all the time! A little differently...but my family loves them!

[JoyNmyHeart]

on 12/28/2008 Mmmm Sounds like some good homemade Chicken Strips. I'll have to try them out on my two boys.