Homemade Chicken Nuggets

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⏱ 35 min · easy · 🍽 serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb chicken thighs, in bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• Neutral oil for frying

Steps

1. Soak the chicken in the buttermilk for 20 minutes. This is what keeps them tender.
2. Mix the flour with the garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
3. Lift each piece out of the buttermilk and press it firmly into the seasoned flour.
4. Fry in half an inch of oil over medium-high, 3 to 4 minutes, turning once, until golden and cooked through.
5. Drain on a rack and salt while hot.