Tallow Fried, Buttermilk Chicken Tenders:
Ingredients:
3 lb chicken tenders
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup flour
1 tbsp Salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp paprika
Tallow or fat of choice for frying
Start by making 2 stations; one with the buttermilk and one with the flour. Add the salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne and garlic powder to the bowl with the flour and mix well.
When that is ready, get your tallow ready to fry. You can do this in a shallow pan, preferably stainless steel or cast iron. Get the tallow up to about 375 degrees; it will drop a little when you add the tenders.
For the tenders, we’re going to do them in 3 steps:
1. Dredge them in the flour mixture
2. Dip them in the buttermilk
3. Then back into the flour mixture
This will give us the crispy chicken tender texture that we are looking for.
Fry them until they are golden crispy. You can just judge by color here, since we are using tenders they will cook through rather quickly.
Be careful not to overcrowd the pan as it will cool down the fat too much. Do this in batches if necessary!
Drain on a stainless steel wire rack and season with a pinch of salt immediately.
Serve with your dipping sauce of choice and enjoy!

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