Asian-Style Chicken Nuggets

twelve-year-old chef's Note:

This recipe comes from two different cultures: Asian and American--just like me! This is a very simple recipe. I recommend deep-frying the chicken in a pot or saucepan instead of a frying pan so that it doesn't make a mess on the stove top. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 3 mins
• Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 1-2

Yield: 8.0 nuggets

• 1 chicken breast
• 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
• cornstarch
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Defrost frozen chicken breast, if needed.
2. In a small mixing bowl, mix together honey, soy sauce and ginger to create your marinade.
3. Cut chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and marinate them in the honey mixture.
4. Take the chicken and cover it in cornstarch, then in the beaten egg, then in the breadcrumbs.
5. Deep-fry the chicken nuggets.
6. Serve hot or cold.

Reviews

[~*Miss Diggy*~]

These were great! My hubby wanted tons, and you can tell by my picture that I am going to put on here, that he got what he wanted! :) These are something I can see myself making often for my family. We actually tripled the recipe (for our family of 5, and a surrogate daugher, which makes 6). It was perfect, and instead of tossing out the sauce, we put it in a pan, boiled it for 5 minutes, and then dipped our nuggets into it.... talk about yummy. This is a great recipe, and I appreciate you putting it on here! Thanks twelve-year-old chef!

[MommaEllen]

What a nice change from our usual homemade nuggets. The soy sauce was not overpowering and these took just about 4 minutes in a 350 degree deep fryer. Thank you for sharing! Made for Fall Pick a Chef '08.

[Sydney Mike]

Doubled this recipe to serve 2 of us, & I also did the deep-fry thing, which was alright if you can't do it another way, BUT, another time & I'll work it out so that it gets baked instead! Although I can & have & will again, I'd prefer to cut way back on deep-frying! And, another but ~ BUT, it DOES TASTE GREAT!! Thanks for sharing your recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick-A-Chef]