~ Love Me Tender(s): Chicken Tenders -- in Review ~
I rarely write a retrospective blog post, but in the case of the three Asian-Style chicken tender recipes I posted this past week, along with the three marvelous dipping sauce recipes that were generated from them, I am proudly making an exception. If you are a lover of real-deal chicken tenders (Is there anyone who doesn't love chicken tenders?), this week in Melanie's Kitchen and on Kitchen Encounters have been a lot of crunch-a-licious fun! Just ask Joe!!!
Here's a quick recap of my 'Love me Tender' recipes:
January 9th: While Joe and I were sitting in a pub snacking on a basket of chicken tenders and fries, I had the idea that it would be fun to post a few of my 'tender' recipes on KE. It took two beers to decide on 3 recipes and all were Asian-style, plus, I decided on a dipping sauce for each one too. In short, all of the recipes and the sauces could be used interchangeably or served together at one awesome party!
Next, we drove across the street and picked up a 6-pound package of chicken tenderloins ($12.00), which would be enough to prepare all three recipes. Because only real-deal chicken tenderloins will do: I suggest you read ~ Love Me Tender(s): Is there a diffence between a boneless chicken finger and a chicken tender? Yes! ~, which you can do by clicking on the link below!
January 11th: ~ Love Me Tenders(s), Asian-Style, Recipe #1: Panko-Crusted Chicken Tenders w/Gingery-y 'Duck' Sauce ~, started our party!
"Panko" is Japanese for bread crumbs. They give new meaning to the word crunchy, and, they absorb less fat and more flavor than ordinary bread crumbs!
January 13th: ~ Love Me Tender(s), Asian-Style, Recipe #2, Peanut-Crusted Chicken Tenders w/Coconut-Peanut Sauce ~!
In this recipe, Mr. Peanut joins the party and takes center stage. The only thing more crunch-a-licious than a panko crusted chicken tender is panko & peanut crusted chicken tender!
January 15th: Last, but not least, it doesn't get any more Asian than ~ Love Me Tender(s), Asian-Style, Recipe #3: Crunchy Coconut-Chicken Tenders w/Sweet Red Chili Sauce ~!
Talk about a crunch-a-licious threesome. The only thing that competes with panko and peanuts for a crispy 'tender' coating is golden brown, fried coconut!
SWEET HEAT!!!
What tender with what sauce will become your favorite???
"We are all in this food world together." ~ Melanie Preschutti
(Recipes, Commentary and Photos courtesy of Melanie's Kitchen/Copyright 2013)
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Posted by: Hafeez Ahmad | 06/24/2019 at 03:05 AM