The 2 Dollar Chicken Tender Meal _ But Cheaper

Chicken , you get your trusted chicken tender meal for seven bucks .

Chicken's dry when you can have a gourmet for this price right here .

That's but cheaper chicken tender meals have seemed to become a staple .

I respect that .

Honestly , I do kind of boring .

You eat your fried chicken fries , which oftentimes are soggy and almost always disappointing coleslaw .

That isn't just bad , but it's like lukewarm .

You know what happens to lukewarm male run me .

You expect it to clean with the cabbage , but instead when you put it in your mouth , it just kind of drains in the back of your throat already .

This is a very cheap meal .

Not only are we going to slash the price , but we're gonna make it the ideal meal that it should have been at the same time while keeping your wallet safe .

So with all that being said , let's make this , shall we look the best way to save money is to use what you already have ?

So , although I always recommend making your own spice mix , unfortunately , the number of spices I would use here would make this , well , 2 to 3 bucks over what I want .

This to cost for you .

So we went out and found a chicken seasoning that we thought tasted decent for about $2.78 .

And we're only gonna use some of it .

Just make sure it has salt .

And if it doesn't well salt it , please .

Fried chicken without generous salt is like earth with no oxy .

First .

Let's talk chicken .

Give yourself four boneless and skinless chicken breasts , lightly pound them to flatten them and widen them slightly cut them into six strips .

Each that leaves you with 24 strips total , which comes up to about eight servings depending on how much you eat .

And these are hefty boys after frying separately mixed together two cups of 475 mL of buttermilk and add two tablespoons or 22 g of whichever chicken spice you have on hand .

If it has salt perfect .

If it does not have salt , then add about one tablespoon or 14 g of kosher salt .

Along with that mix together , add your chicken strips and let marinate for at least 20 minutes in the fridge .

But ideally overnight , then go ahead and make your dredge by combining three cups or 450 g of all purpose flour , 3.5 tablespoons or 40 g of your chicken spice .

Again , if it doesn't have salt , then add about 1.5 tablespoons or 23 g of kosher salt in this whi together and uh There you go .

Start heating up seven quart pot filled with about three quarts of vegetable oil .

350 °F .

Now , while that's going , instead of doing a little twirl around the kitchen , we're going to make our slaw in a medium sized bowl .

Slang in a quarter cup or 52 g of two green onions , thinly sliced zest of one lemon salt and pep to taste the juice of that same lemon .

Wow .

Zero waste very nice .

Get four cloves of garlic grated , mix it together and your landing zone is prepared for your .

So get half a head of green cabbage and using a very sharp knife or a mandolin slice .

This bad boy real thin , you know , the closer to paper , the better Mandolin's gonna be a lot faster and easier for most of you but be careful because it's the number one finger death trap I can think of .

So climbed the anyway , add your cabbage to the bowl , toast together and season with additional salt if needed .

And look at that oftentimes with a great slaw .

Less is more .

And I can tell you now this slaw proves that logic onto sauce in a medium size bowl .

Add half a cup or 100 and 5 g of mayo .

A third cup or 90 g of ketchup , fresh cracked black pepper and salt to taste three tablespoons or 43 g of hot sauce .

This is Chaula , two teaspoons or 10 g of Worcestershire sauce .

Who getting good at that .

Two floats of garlic grated , mix that together and you have a chicken sauce .

Do not at me with your cane's bowls .

I know how to make a proper chicken sauce worthy of any chicken strip also .

We have a cane but better .

So before we fry our , let's prep our fries .

These are curly fries that are sort of like Aries in the sense that they're lightly battered .

Some say it's a no , no , but I don't really care because it's delicious .

Now you'll need five medium roast potatoes .

No need to peel them .

I do want to point out that you do not need to make these curly for this to work .

You can make it into a match sticks .

Please relax .

But if you have a spiral realizer , that is how you'll make them curly by using the curly fry attachment that comes with it .

Assuming you have one .

So pop that bad boy on let rip .

Get all your got dang curly boys .

Then place all your processed potatoes in a bowl with warm water season the water generously with salt and let it sit for about 15 to 20 minutes .

Drain your potatoes .

Dread them as much as possible with towels or paper towels , toss the fries lightly with just a tiny pinch of all purpose flour and then in a separate large bowl , add in one cup of your dredge that you made earlier .

Plus one tablespoon or 7 g of paprika .

First cracked black pepper whisk together , then whisky in 1.5 cups or 350 mL of water .

And now we're ready to get cooking first .

Your chicken in batches , pull your chicken from the marinade .

Toss in your remaining two cups of dredge .

Shake off the excess dip back into the marinade and dredge one last time .

Really ?

Pack it on the flour .

So it adheres .

Ok ?

If you're double dredging and you have edged parts of your chicken , let me tell you , I will ding dong your door and tell you that you're not getting a kiss , shake up the excess and repeat with all of your chicken pieces .

Now , once they're breaded in 2 to 3 batches fry your chicken for 3 to 4 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F .

And you have a beautifully flaky golden brown piece of chicken .

Remove and place in a wire to then immediately season very lightly with salt while still hot .

And that's your chicken .

Repeat with all your chicken .

And once that's done , you're gonna want to immediately jump onto your fries in 3 to 4 batches dunk your lightly starch coated fries into your batter .

Once everything is nicely coated , shake up the excess and lay into your oil .

Gently .

Be careful fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until beautifully crispy and light golden brown remove , drain on a wire rack and again , lightly season with salt while hot and repeat with the rest of your fries .

Now , I know these cheat the fry system .

I'm not mad .

Matter of fact , going to enjoy every culinary sinful crunch .

Now to assemble , get yourself a large plate or a quarter sheet tray lined with parchment .

Get your slaw and a little ramekin , some of your chicken sauce and a separate one .

Add on a generous layer of your crispy hot fries .

Three pieces of your chicken nicely aligned .

And that is a beautiful chicken tender meal organized , clean cut , absolutely filled to the brim with flavor and above all for this price per person right here .

Now , let's taste test this and see if your tenders are a number one contender .

Wow , here we are .

Before we even start listening , we've been seeing some people , Josh , there's no way that that costs that much .

It cost me $25 to go get all this stuff if you had to buy everything .

Yes .

But the thing is you buy a £5 bag of flour .

Did you use that entire thing of flour ?

No , you can still use it again .

You're only using a small portion .

You can make this recipe probably multiple times .

The point is to maximize flavor with technique using as little inexpensive ingredients as possible .

And that's what we do .

Right .

First thing first slaw often times the simplicity of this actually makes this better look at this .

Can we get a sound test ?

Good .

God .

The flavor of this is immaculate and I honestly didn't expect it to turn out so good .

I oftentimes wanna add a ton of ingredients and stuff and it's just not necessary .

Oh , I didn't try these .

Whoever said you shouldn't batter your fries should shut up .

Is he go with the sauce ?

I , you can have the instant gratification of going to your favorite chicken shop .

The freshness of getting this chicken and having the ultimate control for this price right here .

Per serving .

Still , it doesn't get any better than that .

It just doesn't .

And you could say you made it , you have a bad day .

Go achieve something .

You want to know what else tickles my 10 B roll .

OK .

So we made our chicken tending meal .

Are you tired of having fried chicken ?

I just wanna know honestly , at this point , forget everything else .

I was gonna say .

I don't even care .

We already know it's good .

Chicken breast is single handedly one of the most difficult foods to cook .

Uh And we had french fries .

I , we just let's just leave this thing because this is , this is , this is gonna be what it is .

I am completely out of it .

I did not have my coffee .

I don't even know what year it is .

I didn't have my coffee until 10 30 .

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