Ingredients

Large chicken breasts

100g

self raising flour

½ teaspoon

steenbergs organic china five spice

Batter

200g

self raising flour

½ teaspoon

Steenbergs organic china five spice

Fizzy water to combine above (approx 200ml)

pack Panko breadcrumbs

Sunflower oil for deep frying

1/2 tsp

Steenbergs organic perfect salt

Chicken strips and nuggets are always popular but lack a little extra spice for teenager’s (or teenagers at heart like me) and we all also like to know what's in them. Home made means less processed, less meat and more knowledge of what chicken is being used.

Therefore I have designed a “crispy” “crunchy” “succulent” “flavoursome” piece of chicken that hits all the buttons that can be tweaked with more or less china five spice powder according to personal taste

This version serves 4.

Method

Slice chicken breasts lengthways into about 6 strips each breast
Mix the self raising flour with steenbergs organic china five spice and Steenbergs perfect salt
Coat the chicken strips in the flour mix
Make the batter next
Whisk the batter self raising flour with Steenbergs organic china five spice and Steenbergs perfect salt with the fizzy water to make a runny batter similar to the consistency of runny honey
Heat oil to 190’c (pan should be no more than a third full for safety)
DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED
Dip chicken strips one by one into the batter mix then roll in panko crumbs
Fry until golden brown, remove and drain on kitchen paper
You can fry about six at a time