Chicken Tenders and Honey Mustard!

It’s been a long week, so I decided to keep it simple and get rid of some of the things that we stockpiled over the past year.   You see, certain items become scarce throughout the year here.  Oil, sugar, mayonnaise, toilet paper, mustard, milk and coffee are just a few of the items that disappear for months at a time.  Because of this when you see one of these items in the store you tend to stock up.  These are all items that are price regulated by the government, so when you stock up you really aren’t spending much, and you start to feel prepared.  Since we will be leaving Venezuela in 4 weeks we need to do our best to get rid of as much of our stock pile as possible.

We have about 6 bottles of vegetable oil built up so I figured that a little frying would be in order!

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

½ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup of your favorite mustard (I used French’s Deli Style)

¼ cup honey

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Process:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and blend thoroughly.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Chicken Tenders

½ pound chicken breast (cut into strips)

2 cups cooking oil

1 egg

2 tablespoons milk

1 cup white flour

1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

Process:

In a heavy and deep pan or pot heat the oil over medium high heat.  Slice the chicken breast into strips

In a bowl whisk the egg and milk together to create an egg wash.

In a deep dish combine the flour and the spices, mix thoroughly.

Dredge the chicken strips in the flour, thoroughly coating

Dip the chicken strips in the egg wash

Then dredge the chicken strips in the flour and spice mixture one more time.  Shake off the excess flour and place the tenders in the hot oil.

Fry until golden brown on the first side (3 minutes)

Flip the tender and fry for an additional 2 minutes until golden brown.

Take out of the oil and place on a rack to keep the tenders crisp and allow the excess oil to drip away.

Serve as soon as possible with your favorite dipping sauces and vegetables!

Here is a shot of Miss Lina's dinner.  Grilled chicken, steamed broccoli, Edam cheese, and a little bit of pancake.  For desert she had some watermelon and papaya! 

Enjoy!