American, fried chicken tenders like at KFC

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4 chicken breasts
• 250 ml buttermilk
• 125 g flour
• 80 g panko
• 40 g corn flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp celery salt
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp basil, dried
• ½ tsp thyme, dried
• ½ tsp oregano, dried
• ½ tbsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp mustard powder
• 2 tbsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• Oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 8 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 8 hours 40 minutes

Mix the spices in a bowl. Cut the chicken breasts into strips. Place 1 tablespoon of the spice mix in a plastic bag, add the buttermilk and the chicken pieces. Place the plastic bag in the refrigerator and marinate the chicken pieces for 8 hours. After 8 hours, remove the chicken pieces with the marinade from the refrigerator, wipe off the marinade, and discard the marinade. Mix the remaining spice mix, flour, panko, and cornmeal in a bowl. Heat the oil in the deep fryer to a maximum of 160°C. Place half of the chicken pieces and half of the spice-flour mix in a plastic bag and shake well. Repeat with the other half of the chicken pieces and the spice mix. Deep-fry the chicken pieces in two batches in the deep fryer for about 10 minutes each. Remove from the fryer and drain on paper towels. Serve with BBQ sauce or a honey-mustard sauce (50 ml honey, 50 ml mayonnaise, 50 ml mustard, salt and pepper to taste).