Gluten Free Grain Free Fried Chicken Tenders
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups garbanzo & fava bean flour (this is one flour in one bag)
- 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 3/4 cup to 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
- canola oil for frying
Directions:
- Combine the first 4 ingredients.
- Add water starting with 3/4 cup and stir with a spoon (no whisk) until you get a thick, yet smooth batter. Add additional water if needed.
- Cut any large chicken tenders in half lengthwise. (The skinnier they are the better they cook).
- Pour oil into a large pot with deep sides (I use a four quart dutch oven pan). Pour oil to about 1 1/2 – 2 inches deep.
- Heat oil on medium high heat.
- Dip 4 chicken tenders in batter with a tongs and coat all sides. Place in oil. Cook until one side browns, then using a different tongs turn them over and cook until the other side is brown. Do not crowd the pan. I find that 4 is the perfect number.
- Line a cookie sheet with paper towels. Lay fried tenders (with your second tongs) on cookie sheet.
- Repeat step 6 until all tenders are cooked. This takes me about 40 minutes.
