Buffalo Chicken Tenders With Sweet & Hot Sauce Drizzle

[Kitchen Witch]

BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS WITH SWEET & HOT SAUCE DRIZZLE

yield: 12-15 servings

Chicken and Hot Sauce Brine

Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut in 4-inch strips (1 1/2-inches thick)
5 lbs.

TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce 3 cups

Vinegar, white 2/3 cup

Salt, kosher 2 Tbsp.

Sugar 3 Tbsp.



Seasoned Flour Coating Mix


Eggs, beaten 10 ea.

Flour, all-purpose 8 cups

Baking soda 1/2 tsp.

Baking powder 2 tsp.

Salt, kosher 4 tsp.

Pepper, black, ground 1/2 tsp.

Garlic powder 1 Tbsp.

Onion powder 1 tsp.

Old Bay seasoning 1/2 tsp.

Sesame seeds 1/2 cup

Cornmeal 1/3 cup

Oil, canola for frying


Hot, Sweet and Sassy Drizzle Sauce


TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce 1 1/2 cups

Butter, salted, melted 1/3 cup

Vinegar, cider 1/4 cup

Liquid smoke (optional) 1/2 tsp.

Honey 1/2 cup

Lime juice 2 Tbsp.

Orange, zest of, finely minced 1 ea.


1 In a large, non-reactive bowl, blend vinegar, hot sauce, salt and sugar together. Stir to dissolve salt and sugar. Add in chicken pieces. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 12 hours.


2 For the Seasoned Flour Coating, whisk eggs together in a large bowl. Set aside.


3 Place two large sheets of parchment paper on your work surface. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line two large, doubled-up baking sheets with parchment paper.


4 In a large (6-8 quart) bowl, blend all dry ingredients for Seasoned Flour Coating.


5 Drain chicken pieces (discard brine), and dip each first in flour, then in eggs, and then in flour again. Lay each piece out on the parchment paper on the working surface. Repeat until all pieces are coated.


6 Place two, 12-inch skillets on the range. Fill each 1/3 full with canola oil. Heat to 375° F. Place a few pieces of the chicken back in the Seasoned Flour and re-coat them, shake off, and fry each. Fry a few minutes on each side, until golden brown. Repeat, gently reflouring a few pieces at a time, and use tongs to remove browned pieces to baking sheets.

When all the chicken tenders are done, place in oven for approximately 15 minutes until chicken tests done.

Serve in baskets. Just before serving, drizzle some Hot, Sweet and Sassy Drizzle Sauce on the chicken, or offer as a dipping sauce on the side.