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Chipotle BBQ Chicken Nuggets

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Snack, Drink, BBQ, Fried

Tags: appetizer, deep fried, main course, medium difficulty, recipes using chicken breast, recipes using chipotle chile, recipes using cornmeal, recipes using lemon juice, recipes using pepper, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, southwestern

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AChipotle_BBQ_Chicken_Nuggets)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AChipotle%20BBQ%20Chicken%20Nuggets&oldid=4513101

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 ½ in pieces
  • Cornmeal as needed
  • Freshly-squeezed lemon juice as needed
  • 3 tbsp Chipotle BBQ Rub
  • Vegetable oil for deep-frying
  • Black pepper

Directions

  1. Place cornmeal in a pie pan and lemon juice in another pie pan.
  2. Dip chicken pieces in lemon juice then season with BBQ rub. Dip again in lemon juice.
  3. Dredge pieces, three at a time, in the cornmeal, then dip in lemon juice again then dredge again in cornmeal.
  4. Heat oil to 350°F and fry pieces in batches for 6 minutes. Drain on a cooling rack but not paper towels.
  5. Sprinkle with black pepper and serve.