CopyCat Long John Silver’s Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Chicken Breast (tenders)
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• ¼ cup Cornstarch
• 2 tsp White Sugar (granulated)
• 2 tsp Table Salt
• ½ tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Baking Soda
• ½ tsp Onion Salt
• ½ tsp Paprika
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper (ground)
• 2 Club Soda
• 8 cups Vegetable Oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Add flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, onion salt, paprika, and ground black pepper in a large bowl.

2. 2

   Stir to combine. Pour the club soda into the bowl with the dry ingredients.

3. 3

   As the club soda touches the dry ingredients the batter will begin to foam. Continue to stir.

4. 4

   Use a pair of kitchen tongs to dip the chicken tenders into the batter. Coat both sides of the tender.

5. 5

   Immediately (carefully) drop the coated chicken into the hot oil.

6. 6

   Fry the chicken tenders on each side for 2-3 minutes.

7. 7

   The batter will become a golden brown.

8. 8

   The tender will float to the top of the pot of hot oil.

9. 9

   Move each fried tender to a wire rack so the cooking oil will drain. Serve.