Homemade Chicken Nuggets

 Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients:

• 1 Pound Chicken Breast Ground
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Pepper
• 1 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Corn Starch

Crunchy Coating

• 1/2 Cup Potato Starch
• Salt and Pepper
• Gluten Free Panko, or cracker, or chip crumbs, Optional.
• 1 Egg

Tools:

• Parchment Paper
• Rolling Pin
• Food Processor

Instructions:

1.  Add the ground chicken to a food processor, and pulse several times to blend the ground chicken together. Add the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Pulse to blend in spices. Sprinkle the corn starch over the chicken mix, and pulse until the corn starch blends in.
2. On a large sheet of parchment, transfer the chicken paste from the food processor. Cover with another sheet of parchment and roll to a scant 1 cm thick.
3. Transfer parchment covered, flattened chicken mix to a baking tray and chill in fridge for two hours, or freezer for 30 minutes. Until chicken is firm.
4. Lift off top sheet of parchment, and cut chicken paste into desired shapes. Transferring cut shapes to a parchment lined tray.
5. Scraps can be rolled back together and re-rolled into a sheet to cut additional shapes. 
6. Once all shapes have been cut, freeze the shapes in a single layer on baking trays until completely frozen.
7. When ready to cook, prepare a bowl with a beaten egg and water. another with seasoned potato starch and finally one with the crumbs.
8. Take the desired shape, dredge in the egg wash, the potato starch, then back int he egg wash finishing with the crumb.
9. Heat oil in a skillet, fry nuggets for roughly 2-3 minutes per side. Transferring cooked nuggets to a plate lined with paper towels.
10. Repeat process for desired number of nuggets.

Enjoy!