Chicken strips

Chicken strips are a snack with a crispy outside and melt-in-your-mouth tender meat inside. This dish is prepared simply and quickly, so even an inexperienced cook can handle the cooking process. For breading, you can use various components, these can be either breadcrumbs or corn flakes (not sweet). And heat treatment can be carried out not only in a large amount of oil (deep-fried), but also without using it at all - in the oven. Fragrant chicken pieces will be a great addition to your favorite sauce or foamy drink.

Chicken strips like KFC at home

Chicken strips, like KFC at home, are an excellent alternative to store-bought fast food, which absolutely anyone can prepare. Dredge the tender poultry meat in flour with sweet paprika and granulated garlic and fry until crisp.

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   Chicken strips are very easy to prepare at home. Before starting cooking, rinse the chicken thoroughly under running water and dry it with paper napkins or towels.
2. 
   In a bowl, combine all the spices indicated in the list, except for a tablespoon of paprika, finely chop the hot pepper, and don’t forget about salt. Pour the ingredients into ½ cup of water and mix thoroughly.
3. 
   Cut the fillet into long strips.
4. 
   Immerse the meat in the seasoning mixture, stir and let it soak for half an hour.
5. 
   In a separate deep plate, combine a tablespoon of sweet paprika and flour.
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   Roll the fillet pieces in the dry mixture.
7. 
   Place the pieces in a sieve and get rid of excess flour.
8. 
   Dip the semi-finished product into water until bubbles appear on the surface.
9. 
   Re-bread in flour on all sides.
10. 
    Place the chicken in boiling oil and fry for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat.
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    Afterwards, place the fillets on paper napkins and serve after a couple of minutes.
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    We complement the strips with sauces and drinks. Bon appetit!

Homemade chicken strips in the oven

Homemade chicken strips in the oven are an incredibly tasty and aromatic dish that can be prepared in half an hour and is perfect for a hearty lunch or dinner. By baking, we don’t have to use a huge amount of oil, and accordingly, we will significantly reduce the calorie content.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 500 gr.
• Flour – 100 gr.
• Breadcrumbs – 150 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Seasonings - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the washed fillet into strips and place in a deep bowl.

Step 2. Season the meat with salt and your favorite seasonings - mix for even distribution.

Step 3. We also supplement the breadcrumbs with spices.

Step 4. Sift the wheat flour through a sieve.

Step 5. In a bowl, beat the eggs with a fork.

Step 6. Immediately dip the chicken strips into flour, and then into the egg and breadcrumbs.

Step 7. Cover the baking sheet with a sheet of baking paper, lay out the bird and put it in the oven at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Step 8. Serve hot strips to the table immediately and take a sample. Bon appetit!

Chicken strips in a frying pan at home

Chicken strips in a frying pan at home are an original and easy-to-prepare appetizer that will perfectly brighten up the evening, especially when combined with a glass of cold beer. Treat yourself and your family to tender chicken in a crispy crust.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 550 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 200-300 ml.

For the batter:

• Eggs – 1 pc.
• Milk – 120 ml.
• Flour – 80 gr.
• Ground sweet paprika – 1.5 tsp.
• Salt – 1 pinch.

For breading:

• Flour – 2/3 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Granulated garlic – 1 tsp.
• Ground sweet paprika – 1.5-2 tsp.
• Curry – ½ tsp.
• Turmeric – ½ tsp.
• Dried basil – ½ tsp.
• Oregano – ½ tsp.
• Ground ginger – 1 tsp.
• Ground red pepper – 1/3 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 1/3 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the washed and dried fillet lengthwise into bars about two centimeters thick.

Step 2. For the batter, beat the egg with milk, season with ground paprika and a pinch of salt - mix and dip the chicken.

Step 3. For breading, mix flour with seasonings and salt, roll strips in it.

Step 4.In a thick-walled frying pan, heat the oil and lay out the preparations, fry for about 7 minutes over medium-low heat.

Step 5. To remove excess fat, place the golden brown chicken on napkins.

Step 6. Serve the dish and serve it to the table. Bon appetit!

Strips in chips in the oven

Strips in chips in the oven are a tasty and very aromatic dish that will appeal to both adults and children. This appetizer can be served as an independent dish, complemented with your favorite sauce, or it can be flavored with a side dish and served as a full dish with pickles.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time – 15-20 min.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 250 gr.
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
• Ground sweet paprika – ½ tsp.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Flour – 2-3 tbsp.
• Chips – 50 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper – 1 pinch.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut tender chicken meat into arbitrary thin pieces.

Step 2. Mix soy sauce with paprika and dip the fillet into the resulting mixture, leave for 30 minutes.

Step 3. At the same time, beat the eggs with a pinch of ground pepper, pour flour and the most crushed chips into two separate bowls.

Step 4. Roll the meat in eggs, flour and only then in chips.

Step 5. Place the strips on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 25-30 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.

Step 6. After half an hour, put the strips on a plate and start the meal. Bon appetit!

Breaded strips

Breaded strips are an incredibly tasty appetizer that is extremely popular due to its incredible texture: juicy and melting meat combined with a delicious golden crust.The main secret of success is a bright marinade and a large amount of spices.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 500 gr.
• Flour – 130 gr.
• Kefir – 100 ml.
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
• Ketchup – 1 tbsp.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Oregano – 1 tsp.
• Ground ginger – 1 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp.
• Ground sweet paprika – ½ tsp.
• Granulated garlic – 2 tsp.
• Ground hot pepper – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Sunflower oil – 400 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the meat into oblong bars of medium thickness.

Step 2. In a plate with high sides, mix egg, kefir, salt, ketchup, soy sauce, hot pepper, garlic (1 tsp), ginger, half the salt.

Step 3. Place the chicken into the resulting mixture, stir thoroughly and leave for half an hour to soak.

Step 4. In another bowl, mix flour with oregano, garlic, ground paprika, black pepper and remaining salt.

Step 5. Season the fillet soaked in spices with dry flour mixture on all sides.

Step 6. Heat the oil in a saucepan and brown the chicken for about two minutes.

Step 7. Blot the hot bird with napkins to remove excess oil and serve. Cook and enjoy not only the result, but also the process!

Strips in batter in a frying pan

Strips in batter in a frying pan are a hearty and incredibly tasty snack that will save you from hunger. Just once, having cooked chicken in this way, you will forever forget about buying an alternative in fast food restaurants, because the homemade version is much more aromatic and juicy!

Cooking time – 25 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 500 gr.
• Milk – 100 ml.
• Eggs – 1 pc.
• Flour – 6-8 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil – 5-6 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground sweet paprika - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the poultry fillet into thin long slices, sprinkle black pepper and a little salt on both sides.

Step 2. For the batter, pour the milk into a container convenient for mixing.

Step 3. Beat in the egg.

Step 4. Also add a pinch of salt and sweet paprika - beat with a whisk.

Step 5. Add flour to the mixture and stir until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.

Step 6. Alternately dip the bird into the mixture of milk and flour.

Step 7. Fry in hot oil on both sides until an appetizing light brown crust forms.

Step 8. Serve to the table “piping hot.” Bon appetit!

Chicken strips in corn flakes

Cornflake Chicken Strips are an easy and delicious alternative to chicken sold at famous eateries around the world. This chicken amazes with its juiciness and spicy crust, which crunches very pleasantly when bitten. Try it and see for yourself!

Cooking time – 35 min.

Cooking time – 15-20 min.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 700 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Corn flakes (unsweetened) – 150 gr.
• Flour – 50 gr.
• Milk – 50 ml.
• Vegetable oil – 300 ml.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the chicken and pat dry with paper towels, cut into small pieces of the desired shape.

Step 2. Add black pepper and salt to the flour - mix and coat the bird, shaking off the excess.

Step 3. In another bowl, beat the eggs with milk and salt, lay out the fillet and completely immerse it in the mixture.

Step 4. After batter, move the meat into corn flakes - breading.

Step 5.Pour oil into a saucepan and heat thoroughly, fry for about 3 minutes, stirring several times for even frying.

Step 6. Place the appetizing chicken with the crust on napkins and after a couple of minutes transfer it to a serving dish and taste it. Bon appetit!

Deep fried chicken strips

Deep-fried chicken strips are a fairly high-calorie and fatty snack, but if you really want it, then sometimes you need to treat yourself to golden chicken with spices. To remove excess oil, we recommend placing it on paper towels.

Cooking time – 12 hours 30 minutes

Cooking time – 25 min.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 500 gr.
• Oil for deep frying – 400-500 ml.
• Eggs – 1-2 pcs.
• Water – 500 ml.
• Flour – 1 tbsp.
• Ground sweet paprika – 1 tbsp.
• Potato starch – ½ tbsp.
• Olive oil – 1 tbsp.
• Ground chili pepper – 1 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp.
• Ground ginger – 1 tbsp.
• Salt – 1.5 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut off a small part of the fillet, cut it lengthwise, like the breast itself.

Step 2. Now cut the bird lengthwise into strips, about 1-1.5 centimeters thick.

Step 3. For the marinade, in a bowl, mix water (100 milliliters) with olive oil, two types of pepper, salt, ginger - put the chicken in the spicy mixture and mix. Cover the container with a lid or cover with cling film and refrigerate for 12 hours.

Step 4. After time, prepare the breading: combine flour with starch and sweet paprika. Collapse the strips and place them in a colander, discarding excess dry ingredients.

Step 5.In another plate, mix the remaining water with the eggs, dip the fillet and wait until small air bubbles begin to form on the surface of the pieces.

Step 6. Then bread the chicken again in the dry mixture.

Step 7. Heat the oil in deep fat to 170-180 degrees, fry the semi-finished products for 12 minutes.

Step 8. Bon appetit!

Strips with chicken and cheese

Chicken strips with cheese are an amazingly tasty and juicy appetizer that is very convenient to take with you to work or school as a snack. To make the tender chicken meat more piquant, we will use the following additives: mustard, soy sauce and garlic.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 550 gr.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Mustard – ½ tbsp.
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp.
• Hard cheese – 50 gr.
• Breadcrumbs – 100 gr.
• Flour – 50 gr.
• Eggs – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil – 30 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash and dry the fillet, cut into strips of the same length and thickness.

Step 2. Place the slices in a deep container.

Step 3. Add spicy mustard and soy sauce.

Step 4. Add some salt.

Step 5. Season the bird with chopped garlic and black pepper - stir and let soak for 15-20 minutes.

Step 6. In a bowl, beat the egg using a whisk or fork.

Step 7. Pour flour into another plate.

Step 8. And in the third bowl, mix the crackers with cheese, grated on a fine grater.

Step 9. Cover a baking sheet with parchment and grease with a thin layer of oil.

Step 10. First of all, dip the fillet in flour and then in the egg.

Step 11. Then roll in “cheese” breadcrumbs.

Step 12. Place semi-finished products on prepared heat-resistant dishes.

Step 13. Bake the snack for 20 minutes at 200 degrees. Bon appetit!

Chicken strips with oat flakes

Chicken strips with oatmeal are a unique way to prepare a popular snack as a variation of proper nutrition. By replacing breadcrumbs and flour with oatmeal, we significantly reduce calorie content, + the food is baked rather than fried in vegetable oil.

Cooking time – 50 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 600 gr.
• Turmeric – 1 tsp.
• Granulated garlic – ½ tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

For breading:

• Oat flakes – 1 tbsp.
• Sunflower oil – 3 tbsp.
• Turmeric – 1 tsp.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Soy sauce – 2 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. To speed up the process and for your own convenience, put all the necessary products on the table.

Step 2. Cut the poultry flesh into oblong slices.

Step 3. Season the main component with turmeric, salt, black pepper and granulated garlic - mix and leave for 10 minutes.

Step 4. Meanwhile, beat the eggs with soy sauce.

Step 5. Dip the bird into the eggs and then into the oatmeal.

Step 6. Place the semi-finished products on parchment and sprinkle with oil, cook in the oven at 200 degrees for about 20-25 minutes.

Step 7. Place the rosy dish on a dish and begin the meal. Bon appetit!