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Let's talk about the increasingly popular chicken dish, or rather chicken nuggets. They can mostly be ordered at fast food places. These include McDonald's, KFSi, etc. For the first time, almost everyone tried them in these places. An unusual approach to preparing chicken interested a Russian resident.
Recipe menu:
- Classic
- With cheese
- With starch
- Video: how to cook in a slow cooker
Nuggets combine two concepts: simplicity and deliciousness. It's not always possible to go to McDonald's to taste delicious chicken. Some people don’t trust the quality of food preparation. Therefore, people are looking for a recipe for making chicken nuggets at home. Is it possible to cook like at McDonald's?
The answer is clear: - Yes!
Next we will look in detail at how to implement such an idea. I will show you step-by-step cooking recipes with photos. The most important advantage when you cook at home is confidence in the quality of the product. You know that all products are fresh. Personally, I don't really trust catering places. Who knows what they added to the dish.
General recommendations
Chicken fillet is used to prepare nuggets. It is pre-cleaned of foam and cut into small pieces. Some cooks marinate meat in mayonnaise or lemon juice, while others prefer to skip this step. After pre-treatment, future chicken nuggets with cheese are dredged in flour and dipped into a bowl of beaten salted eggs. They are then breaded with semolina, flakes or ground breadcrumbs and heat treated.
You can cook them in a frying pan, in the oven, in a slow cooker or in a deep fryer. Each of these methods has certain advantages and disadvantages. For example, they fry very quickly in a frying pan. But in this case it is not always possible to obtain a uniform golden brown crust.
You need to pour a lot of vegetable oil into the deep fryer. But in this case, you will get very juicy nuggets in a perfect “bag” of breading. Those who adhere to a healthy lifestyle can be recommended to try baking them in the oven. In this case, you will get a low-calorie dish that does not contain a single gram of excess fat. Nuggets made in a slow cooker have a delicate and soft structure. To reduce frying time, chicken pieces can be lightly beaten with a special hammer. This will make them softer and cook faster.
Chopped nuggets with cheese
- Chop the chicken fillet (skinless) with a sharp knife until minced.
- Add salt, egg, mix. In this recipe, it is not recommended to add black pepper and other hot seasonings: they overwhelm the delicate taste of the cheese.
- Coarsely grate the hard cheese and add to the minced meat. Stir.
- Make nuggets from the minced meat in the form of oblong bars, place on a board or flat plate.
- Prepare separate bowls with beaten eggs, flour and breadcrumbs.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan or deep fryer (or turn on the oven until it starts to warm up).
- Sequentially roll each nugget in flour, egg, breadcrumbs and place in hot oil or on a baking sheet.
- It is correct to fry the nuggets in a large amount of oil, which completely covers them. Otherwise they will have to be turned over. This must be done carefully, trying not to damage the crust. In the oven the dish will be ready in about 20 minutes.
Classic version
A snack prepared using the technology described below turns out crispy on the outside and very soft on the inside. Both the older and younger generations eat these chicken nuggets with cheese with equal pleasure. The recipe for their preparation requires the use of a certain food set, so check in advance whether you have everything you need on hand. This time you will need:
- A couple of chicken fillets.
- 50 grams of any hard cheese.
- Fresh egg.
- A teaspoon of turmeric.
- A clove of garlic.
- A piece of stale bread.
- A teaspoon of chicken seasoning.
- Salt, flour, soy sauce and vegetable oil.
Process description
Preparing homemade chicken nuggets with cheese is very simple, but it is extremely important to follow the recommended algorithm. First of all, you should deal with the meat. It is washed, dried, cut lengthwise, and then divided into small pieces about 3-5 centimeters long.
The next step is to prepare the breading. To obtain it, broken stale bread, garlic and hard cheese are combined in one vessel. All this is crushed using a blender. Salt, turmeric and chicken spices are added to the resulting crumbs. Mix everything well and put it aside.
In a separate bowl, combine the egg and a small amount of soy sauce. All this is seasoned with a mixture of peppers and beaten with a regular fork.
Each piece of fillet is dredged in flour, then dipped in egg mixture and breading. Then the future chicken nuggets with cheese are placed on a hot frying pan, which already contains vegetable oil. Frying each piece takes about five minutes on average. The browned products are transferred to paper towels. As soon as excess fat has drained from them, they can be placed on a beautiful dish. These nuggets are served with tomato sauce or homemade mayonnaise.
Classic chicken nuggets
Children eat pieces of tender, dietary meat with pleasure. How to prepare this dish?
You can, of course, choose the simplest option - buy semi-finished products. But it’s better to spend a couple of minutes more and make chicken nuggets - it’s tastier and certainly healthier.
The most popular are nuggets prepared in the traditional way.
To implement it you will need:
Products:
- one chicken breast,
- salt,
- pepper.
How to cook chicken nuggets:
Cut the meat along the grain into 1 cm thick pieces, add salt and pepper. If you want, you can add dried herbs and chicken seasonings.
Now prepare the batter for the nuggets. Pour the sifted flour into a separate container. In another deep bowl, beat 2 eggs. And another plate of breadcrumbs.
We alternately coat the meat in flour, egg mixture and breadcrumbs and place it in hot oil in a hot frying pan. Fry the pieces on both sides, and then place them on a paper napkin - it will remove excess oil.
Recipe like McDonald's
Are your restless children asking to go to McDonald's? Would you also like to eat your favorite chicken nuggets? So why not make them at home? It’s cheaper, healthier, and tastier, by the way.
The main ingredient of the dish is chicken fillet.
Take 2 pieces of chicken fillet or 500 g.
To give the meat a brighter taste you will need: salt, pepper and turmeric (a pinch); juice of half a lemon; You can also chop 3 – 4 cloves of garlic.
We will dip the fillet in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry in vegetable oil. So let's get started.
Rinse the fillet under running water and dry with a towel. Cut the meat into pieces and place them in a glass container. Now combine salt, pepper, garlic and spices to taste and mix. Just don't overdo it.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg, pour in a little water and add lemon juice.
Pour the crackers into a flat plate. Dip the fillet pieces in the egg mixture, roll them in breadcrumbs, and then place them in a frying pan where the vegetable oil has already warmed up.
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Fry until a crust forms. Then place on a plate lined with paper napkins.
Nuggets are served immediately after cooking, still hot.
The dish goes well with ketchup, cheese or some other sauce.
Option with Parmesan
There is not an ounce of table salt in these Cheese Chicken Nuggets. The absence of this ingredient is due to the presence of Parmesan. Before you begin the process, be sure to inspect your own kitchen to ensure you have all the necessary components. This time you should have on hand:
- 700 grams of chicken fillet.
- A couple of raw eggs.
- 125 grams of wheat flour.
- 65 g parmesan.
- 55 grams breadcrumbs.
- Fresh dill and ground pepper.
Tartar sauce is a great addition to chicken nuggets
Nuggets are ideally combined with tartar, which, in order not to mess around, can be prepared from regular store-bought mayonnaise and pickled cucumbers. The simplest version of tartare is made like this: add finely chopped dill (or parsley, or both), one pickled cucumber, cut into very small cubes, to 100 grams of mayonnaise, and season with your favorite spices. You can also add a couple of chopped yolks from two boiled eggs.
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Sequencing
The washed and dried chicken fillet is chopped into slices and put aside. Place raw eggs into a separate bowl and beat them vigorously with a whisk. In another plate, combine breadcrumbs, chopped dill, ground pepper and grated Parmesan.
Prepared fillet pieces are rolled in wheat flour, dipped in beaten eggs and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, herbs and Parmesan. Fry chicken nuggets with cheese in a large amount of hot vegetable oil until golden brown. As a rule, the duration of heat treatment does not exceed seven minutes. Browned products are left briefly on paper towels. As soon as excess fat has drained from them, they are placed on a beautiful plate and served with some spicy sauce.
Juicy nuggets with sauce
- Take 4 chicken fillets (each is half a whole breast), lightly beat on both sides.
- Spread with mayonnaise, to which garlic, salt and pepper have been added, leave for 20 minutes.
- While the chicken is marinating, prepare the cheese filling. Aged hard cheese (such as Parmesan) is suitable for it. Grate 150 grams of cheese, mix with 100 grams of soft butter, add finely chopped onions and herbs, as well as ground pepper and salt.
- Another option for cheese sauce for nuggets: mix grated cream cheese with a small amount of sour cream and grainy mustard, squeeze in 2-3 cloves of garlic and add salt.
- Place stuffing on each breast piece. Connect the edges with a toothpick.
- Roll each nugget first in egg, then in flour (you can try corn flour, it will give a crispier, beautiful crust).
- For this recipe, the nuggets can be fried, but it is better to bake them. It is also suitable for a multicooker: cook in the “Baking” mode.
Unusual option
This recipe makes very tender and juicy chicken nuggets with cheese. The name of this dish is found in almost all menus of small eateries. But to try this treat, you don’t have to go to McDonald’s or any other establishment. You can prepare these nuggets in your own kitchen. To do this you will need:
- 400 grams of chicken fillet.
- 250 milliliters of vegetable oil.
- 150 grams of breadcrumbs.
- 3 chicken eggs.
- 70 grams of hard cheese.
- 100 g wheat flour.
- Salt.
Description of preparation:
If you want to whip up a hot meal, try chicken nuggets.
They are fried in vegetable oil, but first dipped in egg and rolled in breadcrumbs. Any sauce and side dish will suit them (I served the nuggets with fresh vegetables). Watch how to cook chicken nuggets with cheese. Purpose: For lunch / For dinner Main ingredient: Poultry / Chicken / Dairy products / Cheese / Chicken fillet Dish: Hot dishes / Dishes in batter Geography of cuisine: American
Cooking algorithm
Any beginner can make chicken nuggets with cheese at home. To do this, it is not necessary to receive special education or complete culinary courses. You just need to follow all the recommendations given in today's article. The first thing you need to do is meat. It is washed, wiped dry with disposable kitchen napkins and finely chopped with a sharp knife. Add a little salt, one raw egg and grated cheese to the resulting minced meat. Mix everything well until smooth and set aside.
Wheat flour is poured into one of the plates, bread crumbs into another, and chicken eggs are beaten into the third. Now that all the products are completely ready, you can begin the final stage. Using wet hands, form small oblong cutlets from the resulting minced chicken and place them on a cutting board. To prevent the meat from sticking to your palms, it is advisable to do this with wet hands.
The resulting semi-finished products are rolled in wheat flour, then dipped into a bowl with beaten eggs and sprinkled with breadcrumbs. The products prepared using this method are placed in a frying pan filled with boiling vegetable oil and fried for about seven minutes. Place the browned nuggets on disposable paper towels to drain excess fat. And only after this the products are sent to a beautiful dish and served with any sauce or sliced fresh vegetables.
