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Do you want to cook nuggets like at McDonald's, with a delicious golden crust and tender chicken inside? It couldn't be easier!
Chicken nuggets are no more difficult to prepare than cutlets, even easier, since you don’t need to grind the meat into minced meat. Just roll the chicken pieces in the batter and you can start frying. Well, to make it even clearer how to make chicken nuggets at home - a recipe with a photo will help you!
The snack turns out even tastier than in the famous fast food. The crust is crispy, golden, and the meat inside is very tender, it’s impossible to stop, you want to eat one more piece, and then another...
Ingredients
- chicken fillet 1 kg
- eggs 3 pcs.
- wheat or corn flour 4 tbsp. l.
- bread crumbs 0.5-1 tbsp.
- vegetable oil 300 ml
- salt 1 tsp.
- mixture of ground pepper 2 wood chips.
- dried garlic 0.5 tsp.
How to make chicken nuggets at home
Chicken fillet, cleaned of fat and films, cut into large pieces. The ideal size is approximately 2x3 cm. Do not cut too small so that the taste of the meat is not lost. But huge pieces won’t do either - the breast inside simply won’t have time to fry, while the breading will already begin to burn.
I prepare 3 separate containers for breading the nuggets. The first is wheat flour mixed with salt, pepper and dried garlic. The second is chicken eggs, scrambled with a fork. The third is breadcrumbs, best homemade, medium grind. By the way, the calorie content of the dish can be reduced if you use corn flour rather than wheat (it will have virtually no effect on the taste).
Now you need to bread the chicken fillet so that a thick crust forms around the meat, which will prevent it from drying out when frying. First, I roll each piece in the flour mixture, then dip it in the egg and bread it again - in breadcrumbs.
I bread all the fillet pieces in the same way. If there are excess crackers on the surface, I carefully remove them so that they do not burn in the oil. By the way, at this stage you can freeze the chicken nuggets - put them in the freezer directly with the board for about 1 hour, and then put everything in a bag for long-term storage. The preparation will be at hand at any time, all that remains is to deep-fry the nuggets.
Now comes the most important moment - frying. Before deep-frying homemade nuggets, I heat a saucepan with refined oil to a boil. If you don’t have a saucepan, any narrow and tall saucepan will do (less fat will be used). As soon as the oil warms up, I put chicken pieces into it - in small portions, 6-7 pieces each, so that the nuggets fry evenly.
I cook over low heat, without a lid, until the crust is golden brown - about 3-4 minutes on each side, so that the breast inside has time to cook. Chicken nuggets should be evenly golden, the meat inside should remain juicy, and the batter should increase in size by about 2-3 times. I place them on paper napkins to remove excess fat.
The dish is best served with fresh vegetables and any sweet and sour sauce; barbecue is great.
Now that you know how to make chicken nuggets at home, you can be confident in the quality of the ingredients and the freshness of the oil. Of course, you shouldn’t go heavy on fried food because of its high calorie content, but from time to time you can treat yourself to “unhealthy” American food.
You probably know what it is chicken nuggets and have tried them more than once. Frozen semi-finished product is sold in many supermarkets. You can also try them in restaurants of various chains.
Such delicious chicken nuggets with a golden crispy crust! But do you know what they are made of? Today we will tell you about it.
The appetizing appearance of nuggets tempts many of us. Besides, it's chicken, isn't it? Dietary meat... Doctors tell us about the need to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. To do this, they advise avoiding consumption of red meat. And many of us see nuggets as a healthy alternative. That's why people buy chicken nuggets for themselves and their children.
But let's think for a moment before preparing such a dinner.
How are chicken nuggets made?
In the picture above you see the paste. Yes, yes, it is from this that chicken nuggets are then obtained, which seem to us to be a “healthy” replacement for hamburgers and other fast food. In appearance, it resembles frozen strawberry yogurt or giant bubble gum. This paste is formed by grinding whole chickens. The chickens are separated into parts mechanically. The process of preparing nuggets is described in his blog by American Michael Kindt.
What happens next to the mysterious pink mass? After grinding chickens, the mass turns out to be filled with various bacteria. How do you get rid of them? The mass is cleaned with ammonia. This is such a simple and, at the same time, extremely unpleasant way. If the process ended there, we would immediately notice the repulsive smell of ammonia as soon as we opened the package of nuggets. In order to hide the unpleasant aftertaste, dyes and flavorings are added to the mass.
Famous chef Jamie Oliver decided to introduce viewers to the process of making nuggets in his Food Revolution program. He demonstrated how this beloved dish is prepared. The goal of the program was to attract the attention of parents so that they would stop buying this dubious delicacy for their children. The program did not achieve the expected success.
Later, the NatGeo channel also touched on this topic and prepared a story about cooking nuggets. The program mainly dealt with the production of food products using the mechanical separation method.
"Fake food" - study conducted by The Huffington Post
The title of the article published by this famous publication is: “Fake food. Can this be called chicken? The publication reports that not only poultry meat was found in the nuggets (which, in theory, is what this dish should be prepared from). It contains chicken offal, crushed bones, fats, veins, nerves, joints, as well as about 30 foreign additives. In fact, the nuggets contain less than 50% chicken meat, the rest being additives.
“When we go to eat at a fast food restaurant, we realize that this food can hardly be called beneficial for our health. But at least when we order food, we expect to see something edible on our plate. Chicken is chicken and meat, right?” — so begins an article published by The Huffington Post.
This publication has conducted a number of studies on the topic of “fake food.” For chicken nuggets, it was found that poultry constituted only half of the contents of the nuggets. It is worth considering that the meat processing process itself can hardly be called natural and environmentally friendly. In addition to meat, the nuggets were found to contain more than 30 different foreign additives, including aluminum sulfate .
Chicken nuggets: other studies
The American Journal of Medicine analyzed the composition of nuggets from one popular fast food restaurant chain. The chain was not named, but we can guess which restaurants we are talking about. These nuggets also contained only 50% chicken. The remaining 50% was a mixture of joints, veins, fat, nerves and crushed bones.
According to Dr. Richard D. deShazo of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, firms prefer to use an artificial mixture containing various parts of the chicken instead of using low-fat meat. Then the mixture is fried in large quantities. And after that they continue to claim that we are talking about chicken. .." It would be more accurate to say that this is a chicken-based product, very high in calories, high in salt, sugar and fat. Therefore, there is nothing useful in it.”
Dr. David Katz of Yale University says the mixture used to make the nuggets can be very harmful to human health. The reason for this is the chemical additives used to produce chicken nuggets to give them the appropriate consistency and flavor. Although we do not yet have enough research results to confirm this.
Conclusion
So, the problem with nuggets is not that various parts of chicken are used in their production, but that this product contains many preservatives and other artificial additives.
In materials published by The Huffington Post, it is reported that in one of the nuggets, researchers found dimethylpolysiloxane. This substance has antifoaming properties and is part of automobile antifreeze. Such additives are not yet included in the list of prohibited substances. However, it is known that they do not provide any benefit to the human body.
Another nugget manufacturer uses monosodium glutamate . This substance can cause headaches and excessive sweating. Nuggets are also high in dextrose (a type of sugar) and. Thus, 10 nuggets contain about 900 mg of salt before frying. This amount significantly exceeds the recommended daily intake.
One of the most famous fast food dishes is nuggets, or otherwise breaded chicken. Although this snack is not entirely healthy, it appeals to many gourmets. You can try it not only in catering establishments, but also purchase it frozen in a store. But few people know how to fry nuggets or cook them yourself at home. There are several tricks for making and baking chicken crisps that will help make the dish appetizing with a nice crust. The appetizer is suitable not only for a simple dinner, but will also complement a festive buffet.
How long to fry
The cooking time for nuggets depends on the device used for frying, the selected utensils, temperature conditions, the type of fat used, and the freshness of the product.
Advice! Breaded fillets are deep-fried with the addition of a large amount of vegetable oil, which should completely cover each slice.
If you don’t have a special deep fryer, you can use a deep frying pan, a slow cooker or an oven. Frozen crispy sticks are baked without preliminary defrosting for about fifteen minutes over a moderate flame, and the sticks should be turned over after a golden brown crust forms on the bottom side. For the last five minutes, it is recommended to close the lid and reduce the heat if you are frying in a pan, so that the meat can cook better.
Cooking both fresh and frozen nuggets in a slow cooker takes about fifteen minutes. First, they are baked until a crispy layer forms on each side, and then the temperature is changed, covered with a lid and allowed to boil so that the chicken fillet does not remain raw.
You can fry meat sticks in the oven. After heating the cabinet, bake for no more than 10-15 minutes. Fish nuggets should be fried for the same amount of time, following the cooking technology.
Frying Methods
All methods of frying already formed slices take about fifteen minutes. To create a golden crispy crust, it is important to first cook the dish over medium heat, and then reduce it and cover the nuggets with a lid, allowing the meat to bake. You should also take into account the characteristics of the breading, which can be made from crushed breadcrumbs, semolina, chips, crackers and even popcorn. If the dish begins to burn, then it is necessary to reduce the baking temperature and also add oil.
Classic
Classic sticks are always made from chicken fillet, breaded in a raw chicken egg, flour and white bread crumbs. The pieces should be flat - no more than seven millimeters thick. Each slice is salted, peppered and even marinated in soy sauce. Such nuggets need to be fried in a frying pan with heated refined vegetable oil. It is better to serve the appetizer hot with mayonnaise, cheese sauce or ketchup.
Fresh
In order to prepare fresh homemade nuggets, you need to take chicken fillet from one breast and cut it into small pieces in the form of rectangles. Season the meat with salt and ground black pepper, if desired, sprinkle with other spices to taste and leave to brew for half an hour. At this time, you need to prepare three plates, in one of which we place a raw egg and beat it, in another we pour flour, and in the third we add crushed breadcrumbs.
Roll each slice in flour, then in egg, and finally in breadcrumbs. The nugget should be completely covered with the breading product, but the layer should be thin. It is better to shake off excess bread crumbs with light movements. After the preparation process, you can fry the snack or put it away for storage.
Frozen
Frozen factory-produced semi-finished products can be purchased in packaged packs or in bulk. But at the same time, you should approach your choice carefully, since often chicken or fish fingers do not meet our expectations and are bland or tasteless. Ready-made nuggets should be fried a little longer than fresh ones, as they need additional time to defrost. Breadcrumbs are already present in the semi-finished product, so their additional use is not required.
Pour oil into the bottom of a deep, thick-walled frying pan, heat it and lay out the pieces, leaving a little space between them. You need to fry over a medium flame for about five minutes until the bottom surface of the product is browned, then you need to turn the slices over with a spatula or fork. When the second side is also covered with a golden crust, you can turn the nuggets over again, reduce the oven temperature, cover the pan with a lid and continue cooking for about five more minutes.
On a frying pan
The most common method of cooking at home is frying in a frying pan. This technology allows not only to completely bake the nuggets, but also to create a unique crispy crust.
Dishes with a thick bottom and walls will cause less burning, and they are also more careful to use, since fat does not splash out. When the frying pan with a large amount of oil has warmed up, you can then place the product in it and fry it. It must be remembered that the main cooking is carried out with the lid open, otherwise a tasty crust may not form.
From minced meat with ham
This appetizer is simple to make, but very original. She will surprise not only household members, but also guests with her exquisite taste.
To prepare nuggets you will need:
- chicken fillet – 600 gr.;
- ham – 300 gr.;
- chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
- chips – 70 gr.;
- fresh dill;
- sunflower oil;
- spices.
It is necessary to place shredded chicken meat, ham cut into small cubes, chopped herbs, spices in a deep container and mix thoroughly. Form rectangular cutlets from this mixture, dip them in the egg and then roll them in finely broken chips. Fry the resulting nuggets in hot oil for three minutes per barrel.
With cheese
Another original recipe is cooking meat sticks with cheese.
Ingredients:
- chicken breast – 500 gr.;
- cheese – 200 gr.;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- curry;
- sesame seeds and crushed crackers – 1:1;
- salt;
- vegetable oil.
Remove the meat from the breast and cut into small pieces. Salt the chicken pieces and sprinkle with curry to taste. Cut the cheese into the shape of nuggets in equal quantities and place them in the “pocket” of each piece, which is made using a knife. Dip each side of the slices into the beaten eggs, then roll in the sesame seed breading. To properly fry this dish, it is better to use an oven rather than a frying pan. It is heated to 200 degrees and a baking tray with cheese and chicken sticks, covered with baking paper, is placed inside. Fry for about seven minutes.
Storage
Homemade nuggets do not have to be cooked right away; they can be frozen in the freezer, and then baked and eaten. At a temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius, the snack perfectly retains its quality and appearance. Before freezing, the product is placed in a food container or plastic bag. The shelf life should be no more than two months.
You can fry delicious nuggets in your own kitchen without leaving home. There are classic cooking methods and original savory recipes. The appetizer is quite easy to make and bakes quickly. If you follow all the rules of frying and the advice of experienced housewives, you can get a delicious, mouth-watering dish that will be suitable for a family breakfast and holiday dinner.
Have you ever tried nuggets? Do you know that pleasant crunch and tender filling? If not, we highly recommend that you try one of our nugget recipes.
Another way to please guests and household members is to prepare real homemade nuggets. There are a lot of recipes for preparing this dish. In this article we will analyze the most successful of them.
What are nuggets, what are they made from, and how to cook them?
Nuggets are pieces of chicken coated in breadcrumbs and fried in a lot of oil. Sometimes various types of cheese, pieces of vegetables, and spices are added to the breading. It all depends on your wishes and imagination.
You can make nuggets not only from chicken. Also suitable:
- pork
- turkey
- potato
- vegetables
- ground beef
As you can see, there are many options from which you can prepare delicious homemade nuggets.
Nuggets are served with tomato, sweet and sour or cheese sauce
Typically, nuggets are fried in a frying pan in a large amount of oil or deep-fried. More gentle alternatives involve frying the nuggets in the oven, steaming them in a double boiler, or using a slow cooker. The lowest-calorie option for cooking nuggets is in a dry frying pan with a non-stick coating without oil.
Note to housewives! Real nuggets are an art. Not everyone gets them perfect the first time, so try different cooking options.
As you already understand, nuggets in the traditional sense are quite a fatty and high-calorie dish. To balance your meal, serve the nuggets with plenty of vegetables and herbs.
How to cook chicken nuggets in breadcrumbs?
The standard recipe for making nuggets looks like this.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 0.5 kg
- egg - 2 pcs or 100 g
- breadcrumbs - 200 g
- salt, seasonings - optional
- vegetable oil for frying
Preparation:
- Rinse the chicken fillet under cold water and dry.
- Using a mallet, lightly pound the meat to soften it.
- Cut the fillet into strips 3 cm wide.
- Cut each strip into pieces with sides of 3 and 4 cm.
- Place chicken pieces in a bowl and coat in spices.
- Mix the ingredients for the leison:
- Break two eggs and 2-3 tablespoons of water into a bowl.
- Mix the mixture with a whisk.
- Dissolve salt in egg mixture.
- Make double breading:
- Dip each piece completely into the leison.
- Following this immediately in flour.
- Back in the egg mixture.
- After that in breadcrumbs.
- Place the finished pieces immediately into boiling oil (the oil level should be 3 cm above the level of the chicken).
- Fry for no more than 3-4 minutes. Check with a knife - if the knife fits easily into the nugget, then everything is ready.
- Remove from the fryer, skillet or pan you were cooking in with a slotted spoon and place on plates lined with paper towels to drain excess fat.
The nuggets are ready. Serve with mixed vegetables, collard greens and sauce.
How to cook deep-fried chicken breast nuggets with apples?
A very interesting recipe for making nuggets... with apples! You heard right, apples are used in the recipe. Thanks to their presence, the nuggets come out very juicy and their taste is richer.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 500 g
- green sour apple - 2 pcs or 200 g
- chicken egg - 2 pcs or 100 g
- premium wheat flour - 200 g
- breadcrumbs - 200 g
- salt, seasonings - to taste
- frying oil - optional
Preparation:
- Rinse the chicken fillet and dry with paper towels.
- Cut each fillet half into 5 small pieces. For ease of further processing, we recommend cutting at an angle of 60 degrees from the narrow part to the wider part.
- Using a kitchen hammer, beat the fillet to a thickness of 0.5 cm. It is better to beat it on a bag so that the fillet does not spread apart.
- Peel the apples and cut out the core.
- Cut the apples into medium-sized pieces, 2 cm thick.
- Wrap 1 piece of apple in chicken fillet in an envelope.
- Make leison as indicated in previous recipes.
- Make double breading:
- Dip the chicken envelopes into the egg mixture.
- Next, roll carefully in flour.
- And after that it’s back to the summer.
- Bread in breadcrumbs.
- Deep fry at 180-190 degrees.
Advice! If the apples are very hard and you are worried that they may remain raw, then you can pre-fry them in butter or soften them in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.
How to cook turkey nuggets in batter?
Turkey nuggets are made in the same way as chicken nuggets. In any recipe, chicken meat can be replaced with turkey meat and vice versa, there is no fundamental difference. The difference in this recipe is that instead of breading we will use batter.
Ingredients:
- turkey fillet - 0.5 kg
- eggs - 150 g or 3 pieces
- flour - 40 g
- water - optional
- salt - to taste
- baking powder - on the tip of a knife
- seasonings (red hot pepper, turmeric, paprika, ground black pepper) - a pinch
Preparation:
- Rinse turkey meat and dry on paper towels.
- Cut the fillet into medium cubes.
- Make the batter:
- Mix the eggs with spices and baking powder using a whisk.
- Add flour and water, mix. The consistency is like pancake batter.
- Dip fillet pieces into batter.
- Immediately place into boiling oil.
- Fry for a few minutes until golden crisp.
- Remove from oil and place on paper towels or place in a colander to drain.
How to cook pork nuggets?
Pork differs from chicken in cooking time. If the chicken takes only a couple of minutes to cook, the pork needs significantly more time. To give the pork time to cook before the breading starts to burn, we recommend making breaded rolls from the first one.
Ingredients:
- pork (without fat) - 400 g
- Parmesan cheese (or other hard varieties) - 150-200 g
- eggs - 3 pieces or 150 g
- breadcrumbs - 200 g
- salt - to taste
- water - optional
- spices (coriander, turmeric, paprika, red hot pepper) - 1 whisper each
Preparation:
- Cut the pork into small rectangular pieces.
- Beat each piece on cling film to a thickness of 0.3-0.5 cm, that is, very thin.
- Cut the cheese into strips about 5 cm long (depending on what pieces of pork you get).
- Next, place the meat slices on cling film, salt and pepper each one.
- Place strips of cheese in the center (1-2 pieces each so that you can wrap them).
- Wrap the pieces of cheese first from the short side, then roll into a roll.
- Prepare lezon by mixing eggs, a little salt, spices and water. Remember that you have already salted the meat.
- Dip the rolls in the leison, then in the breadcrumbs, and so on twice.
- Immediately place the nuggets into hot oil and fry until crispy and golden brown.
We strongly recommend adding herbs to the filling, then the taste will be more intense How to cook minced meat nuggets with cheese?
Minced nuggets can be called cutlets. However, there are some subtleties here too.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet (breast or thigh) - 500-600 g
- hard cheese - 200 g
- premium wheat flour - 100 g
- eggs - 150 g or 3 pieces
- breadcrumbs - 200 g
- salt and seasonings - to taste
Preparation:
- Prepare minced chicken:
- Cut the breast into pieces.
- Grind in a meat grinder or blender.
- Add salt and seasonings to the minced meat and knead the mass.
- Cut the cheese into medium cubes.
- Make the leison in advance using one of the recipes above.
- Heat oil in a saucepan or frying pan.
- Form the minced meat into equal 100 g balls.
- Make a tortilla out of each ball and wrap a piece of cheese in it.
- Shape the cutlet into a rectangular shape and dip into the leison.
- After this, roll the future nuggets in breadcrumbs.
- Place the nuggets in boiling oil for 3-5 minutes.
- When the crust is golden, place the nuggets on paper towels to absorb the oil.
Advice to housewives! To make the minced meat softer and more pliable, we recommend hitting it off the table several times and beating it. Otherwise, you may not get any juiciness, because the minced meat for these nuggets does not contain onions or eggs.
We recommend serving this dish with sauerkraut or other cold appetizer How to cook fish nuggets?
Minced fish nuggets are easy to prepare. The technology is slightly different from preparing chicken nuggets, but you can still master it quickly.
Ingredients:
- lean fish fillet - 400 g
- chicken egg - 100 g
- bread crumbs - 250 g
- salt - to taste
- seasonings (coriander, ground red and black pepper, turmeric, suneli hops) - 1 pinch each
Preparation:
- Check the fillet for bones.
- Cut the fillet into strips at a 90 degree angle.
- Prepare the leison:
- Mix eggs and a little water.
- Add a pinch of salt.
- Beat until smooth.
- Add salt and spices to the crackers and mix.
- Heat the oil to boiling temperature in a saucepan.
- Dip each piece of fish in the egg mixture.
- After this, roll in breadcrumbs.
- Place future fish nuggets in boiling oil for 2-3 minutes.
- Place the finished nuggets on a plate lined with paper napkins to remove excess fat.
How to cook vegetarian nuggets from vegetables and potatoes?
Vegetarian nuggets mean no meat, chicken or fish. This recipe just meets this requirement. Instead of fish and chicken, it contains vegetables, namely potatoes, onions, carrots, spinach. You can also add boiled red or white beans, partially replacing the potatoes with them.
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 400 g
- carrots - 200 g
- onion - 100 g
- spinach - 20-30 g
- cheese - 200 g
- egg - 2 pieces or 100 g
- bread crumbs - 250 g
- salt, spices - to taste
Preparation:
- Boil potatoes and carrots in their skins.
- While they are cooking, cut the onion into half rings.
- Grate the carrots.
- Wash the spinach and cut into pieces.
- Fry the onions and carrots in a frying pan with vegetable oil.
- At the end of the onion-carrot frying, add spinach. Fry for another 1-2 minutes.
- Cool the potatoes and carrots, peel them, and chop them into small pieces.
- Cut the cheese into medium cubes.
- Place all the vegetables, salt and spices in a blender bowl and puree them.
- Roll the vegetable puree into small balls.
- Place a few pieces of cheese inside each ball, roll and pinch the edges. Shape into a sausage.
- Prepare the leison as usual. Salt it a little.
- Dip one sausage at a time into the leison, then roll in breadcrumbs. Repeat again. You will end up with double breading.
- Place several semi-finished vegetable products into boiling oil and fry them until golden brown.
- Cool and serve with sauce.
These nuggets turn out very tasty. You can eat them even on some days of fasting Chicken nuggets: recipe like at McDonald's
It is impossible to exactly repeat the recipe for nuggets from McDonald's, because in such establishments it is strictly classified. However, you can try to repeat it, which is what we will now try to do.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 500 g
- premium wheat flour or finely ground breadcrumbs - 200 g
- eggs - 100 g or 2 pieces
- salt - to taste
- spices (turmeric, red bell pepper, red hot pepper) - 1 teaspoon each
- vegetable oil for frying - optional
Preparation:
- Rinse the chicken fillet and dry with towels.
- Cut the fillet into medium-sized pieces (example in the photo)
- Prepare the breading and leison:
- For breading, combine breadcrumbs with salt and spices.
- For the lezone, combine the eggs, a little water and salt, and bring until smooth.
- Bread the chicken twice:
- First up is the egg mixture.
- After that - in breadcrumbs.
- Next, repeat these steps again.
- Place semi-finished products into deep fryer.
- Fry until a beautiful golden brown crust appears.
Take note! The difference between McDonald's nuggets is that they are prepared using very finely ground breading. If you do not have this in stock, then it would be more advisable to use premium wheat flour for breading.
Wonderful chicken nuggets, just like you'll get at McDonald's Chicken nuggets with corn flakes: recipe like in FSC?
These nuggets will be very different from the McDonald's recipe. They have a crispier crust and a much more pleasant and rich taste. No one knows the exact recipe except the FSC workers, but now we will try to reproduce it, or at least try to get closer to it.
Advice! Use the spices we indicated. They are responsible for the rich taste and color of the nuggets.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 600 g
- breadcrumbs - 200 g
- corn flakes without sugar - 150 g
- salt - to taste
- spices (paprika, turmeric, red hot pepper, ground black pepper) - 2 teaspoons each
- eggs - 150 g or 3 pieces
- water - 3 tablespoons
Preparation:
- Beat the chicken fillet a little with a kitchen hammer.
- We cut it crosswise into strips 2-3 cm wide.
- Place the chopped fillet in a bowl, sprinkle with salt and spices.
- Leave to marinate for 2-3 hours. You can even leave it overnight. This will only make them tastier.
- Place the corn flakes in a tight bag and crush them using the same hammer. You can also use a blender, just don't grind too hard.
- For the lezone, combine eggs, water and a pinch of salt.
- Remove the chicken from the refrigerator that you put there to marinate.
- Double bread the chicken:
- First, dip the pieces into the egg mixture.
- Now in breadcrumbs.
- Next back into the egg mixture
- After that, roll them in corn flakes.
- Immediately place the chicken in deep fryer.
- Cook until a nice golden crust appears.
How and how long to fry frozen Miratorg nuggets in a frying pan?
Nuggets from the manufacturer Miratorg are a high-quality and tasty product. If you need to save cooking time, then semi-finished products will definitely save you.
Cooking does not take more than 10 minutes. It is usually recommended to fry such nuggets in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil until browned on both sides. It turns out that on one side they should fry for no more than 3-4 minutes.
It is not necessary to cover them with a lid while cooking.
This is what Miratorg chicken nuggets look like in packaging Dietary steamed chicken nuggets in a slow cooker: recipe
Diet nuggets will especially appeal to those who tirelessly watch their figure, try to eat healthy and healthy foods, and avoid unhealthy fats, sugar and other “bad” foods.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 500 g
- eggs - 100 g or 2 pieces
- seasonings (turmeric, paprika, red hot pepper, adjika) - to taste
- salt - to taste
- breadcrumbs - 200 g
Preparation:
- Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces, after rinsing with cold water and drying.
- Make lezon according to any recipe described earlier in the article.
- Roll fillet pieces in spices, sprinkle with salt, stir.
- Dip the fillets into the egg mixture.
- After that - into breadcrumbs.
- Next, again lezon and again crackers.
- Place the breaded fillet into the multicooker bowl.
- Set the “frying” or “baking” mode.
- After 20-30 minutes, turn the pieces over and cook for the same amount.
The ultimate dietary dish is ready! Although you can deep fry in a slow cooker, we are interested in a lower calorie option.
Dukan nuggets: recipe
Recipe for losing weight - Dukan diet nuggets. The Pierre Dukan diet has become so popular that its fans have come up with thousands of recipes so as not to eat unleavened boiled breast with a bite of oat bran.
This recipe is suitable not only for Dukanites, but also for everyone who wants to lose weight while eating delicious food.
Ingredients:
- chicken breast - 550 g
- salt, seasonings - at your discretion
- egg - 2 pieces or 100 g
- oat flakes (in bulk) - 50 g (more may be needed)
- a drop of vegetable oil
Preparation:
- Prepare the chicken as in previous recipes, cut it into pieces.
- Make lezon by mixing eggs, a little water, salt and seasonings.
- Dip each piece into the egg mixture.
- Next, roll in bran.
- Once again in lezone, and again in bran.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan with just a drop of oil.
- Place the nuggets on the hot frying pan.
- Fry on one side until crusty.
- Next, turn over and fry again on the opposite side.
Nuggets in the microwave: recipe
How to cook nuggets in the microwave? Very simple! Absolutely any recipe from the ones given earlier in the article is suitable for this.
Microwave the nuggets for exactly 5 minutes. Next, check for readiness. If the nuggets are well fried and have acquired a golden hue, then no further heat treatment is required!
Note! To prevent the chicken from being very dry with this method of production, we recommend marinating the fillet in seasonings overnight before breading.
when there is no oven and a lot of oil, the microwave comes to the rescue Nuggets in the oven without oil: recipe
An economical and at the same time super-low-calorie recipe for nuggets in the oven for those who take care of their figure. You can use any recipe from those you find above as a basis. They all work on the same principle.
The optimal temperature for nuggets in the oven is 200 degrees. If you are afraid of drying out, then take 220. The time can vary from 15 to 30 minutes.
It is better to grease a baking sheet with oil and cover it with foil, mirror side up.
Chicken nuggets: recipe with soda, starch, lemon, sesame
The key to tender chicken is the reaction of baking soda and lemon juice. Starch adds a crust, and sesame seeds add a pleasant note of flavor.
Ingredients:
- chicken – 600 g
- soda - 1 teaspoon
- lemon juice - 2 teaspoons
- salt - 1 tablespoon
- potato starch - 2 teaspoons for sprinkling and another 200 g for breading
- sesame - 2 teaspoons
Preparation:
- Prepare the chicken as in any previous recipe.
- Combine salt and soda.
- Sprinkle this mixture over the chicken.
- Sprinkle lemon juice on top.
- To make the reaction go faster, mix all the pieces.
- When the chicken starts to foam, add starch and sesame seeds. Stir.
- Place chicken pieces in a frying pan with oil.
- Fry on both sides alternately.
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The most tender, juicy chicken fillet with a crispy crust - just one look at this dish will give you a ravenous appetite...
With a minimum set of products, you get a mountain of treats and a lot of fun. And one more thing: the dish is ready almost in the blink of an eye!
Chicken nuggets
Products:
1. Chicken fillet - 1 kg
2. Starch - 1 teaspoon
3. Soda - 0.5 teaspoon
4. Lemon juice - 1 tbsp. spoon
5. Salt - to taste
6. Flour for breading
7. Vegetable oil for frying
How to make chicken nuggets:
Wash the chicken fillet, dry it and cut it as desired. Salt to taste, add soda, stir.
Pour lemon juice over the meat, add starch and mix again. Let it sit for 20 minutes and then roll each piece in flour.
Fry the nuggets in a well-heated frying pan until golden brown.
In the frying pan, the fillet swells literally before your eyes, it turns out crispy, but at the same time absolutely juicy. I want to eat it without waiting for the side dish! Homemade chicken nuggets are perfect with fresh vegetables or sweet and sour sauce.
