Wasabi Chicken Fingers Recipes

CRISPY CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Cut the chicken lengthwise into 3/4-inch-wide strips. Put the flour in a shallow dish. Whisk the milk, cayenne, eggs and a pinch of salt and pepper in another shallow dish until combined. Put the breadcrumbs in a third shallow dish.
• Dredge the chicken fingers in the flour, shaking off the excess, then dip into the egg mixture, and finally coat with the panko breadcrumbs, pressing to help adhere well. Set aside on a piece of wax paper or a baking sheet.
• Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, fry the chicken fingers, turning occasionally, until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer the chicken fingers to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and season with salt. Serve with honey mustard, spicy ketchup and/or ranch dressing for dipping.

CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into 1/2-in. strips; Combine the egg, buttermilk and garlic powder in a shallow dish; add chicken. Turn to coat.; cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. , Drain and discard marinade. In another shallow dish, combine the flour, bread crumbs, salt and baking powder; add chicken. Toss to coat., In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet, heat oil to 375°. Fry the chicken in batches until golden brown on both sides, 4-5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

MY WINNING WICKED WASABI WINGS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cover a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Put chicken wing pieces on the pan and bake for 40 minutes then turn each wing over and continue another 10 minutes or more until wing pieces are golden brown and looks crispy. Remove pan from oven and let cool.
• 2. In a blender put the brown sugar, orange juice, vinegar, soy sauce, marmalade, minced garlic, minced ginger, half of the diced jalepeno pepper or the habanero pepper and 1 teaspoon of the hot wasabi paste. Blend on high speed for about 15-20 seconds. Pour mixture into a medium size heavy sauce pan scraping all sauce out of blender with a spatula into the saucepan. Put sauce pan on stove and bring to a rolling boil and boil hard (stirring occasionally) for about 9 -12 minutes until like a very thick syrup. (The mixture should be dark and thick like molasses.) Remove from heat and add remaining wasabi paste and remaining diced jalapeno or habanero peppers and blend well.
• 3. Put one third of the baked wings into the sauce and cover completely with sauce. Remove wings and put back on pan. Continue with remaining pieces. Make sure all wing pieces are completely covered with sauce. Drizzle remaining sauce (if any) over top of pieces again.
• 4. Arrange chicken wings on a platter and sprinkle each piece generously with the crushed wasabi peas. Garnish platter with additional whole wasabi peas if desired. Makes about 18 wing pieces and serves about 4. Expect rave reviews, finger licking and everyone wanting more!

WASABI CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grind peas into a powder in food processor or mini-chop.
• Brush breasts with a little oil.
• Cut each breast into 5 diagonal fingers.
• Roll each finger in the wasabi mixture to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining oil in skillet on medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and fry until coloured on each side, about 2 minutes per side.
• Place pan in oven for 5 to 8 minutes, depending on thickness of breasts, or until no longer pink.
• Serve either hot or cold with dip.

SUPER EASY CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Roll chicken pieces in the melted butter or margarine, then roll in the breadcrumbs
• Bake the chicken fingers in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes. Turn them over and cook for another 10 minutes or until they are brown and pierce easily with a fork. Ready to serve!

WASABI CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine breadcrumbs, wasabi powder, salt, and pepper.
• Place beaten eggs in pie dish.
• Dip chicken in egg, then in breadcrumb mixture.
• Turn to coat completely.
• Heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sauté 2 chicken breasts until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer to platter.
• Repeat with remaining oil and chicken.
• Add teriyaki sauce, sake, and chicken broth to skillet and bring to boil.
• Scrape up browned bits.
• Drizzle sauce over chicken.
• Sprinkle with sliced green onions and serve.

OVEN CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese; set aside. In a small bowl, combine garlic and oil. Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness; cut into 1-in. wide strips. Dip strips in oil; coat with crumb mixture. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Add cranberries, orange juice and water; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 2-3 minutes more, crushing berries while stirring. For honey mustard sauce, dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon water in a saucepan. Add honey, mustard and remaining water; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Serve with chicken for dipping.

BUFFALO CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Coat a baking sheet with a nonstick spray.
• In a bag, mix together flour, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. On a plate, mix the bread crumbs with the rest of the garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and salt.
• Shake the chicken pieces with the seasoned flour. Beat egg whites with 1 tablespoon water, and place egg mixture in a shallow dish or bowl. Dip seasoned chicken in egg mixture, then roll in the seasoned bread crumb mixture. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for about 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Use tongs to turn pieces over. Bake 8 minutes longer, or until chicken juices run clear.