Buffalo Popcorn Chicken Bites

Name: Buffalo Popcorn Chicken Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 245 milliliters store bought, good quality refrigerated blue cheese dressing (recommended: Maries brand); 4 servings Cut celery sticks, store bought; 567 grams chicken tenders or chicken breast cut into small bite-sized pieces; 300 milliliters water8 teaspoons hot sauce, divided (recommended: Tabasco); 0 palm full; 325 milliliters complete pancake mix, any brand, divided; 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper; 2 scallions, finely chopped; 4 servings Vegetable oil, for frying

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Buffalo Popcorn Chicken Bites a try. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This hor d'oeuvre has 436 calories, 40g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have palm full, complete pancake mix, scallions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

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In a deep sided skillet heat 1 1/2 inches of vegetable oil over medium heat. If you wish to test the oil, add a 1-inch cube of bread to hot oil. If it turns deep golden brown in color in a count of 40, the oil is ready.

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Cooking Oil

Bread

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Frying Pan

While the oil is heating make the batter. In a wide mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the pancake mix, 1 1/4 cups water and about 6 teaspoons hot sauce. (Use a regular teaspoon you would stir coffee with that's what I did. I don't, technically, have a set of actual measuring spoons.)

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Pancake Mix

Hot Sauce

Coffee

Water

Cooking Oil

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Measuring Spoon

Mixing Bowl

Place the remaining plain 1/2 cup pancake mix in another wide mixing bowl. Arrange the batter and the bowl of plain pancake mix near the cook top and the heating oil. Line a plate with a few sheets of paper towels and keep within reach.

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Pancake Mix

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Mixing Bowl

Once the oil is heated and ready, toss the chicken pieces in 2 teaspoons of hot sauce then toss in the plain pancake mix, coat evenly and shake off excess. The plain dry pancake mix will help the batter stick to the chicken pieces.

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Chicken Pieces

Pancake Mix

Hot Sauce

Shake

Cooking Oil

Add some of chicken to the batter, you are going to want to work in 3 to 4 batches coating and frying. Using a fork, toss the bites in the batter.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the first batch from the batter, shaking off the excess batter as you carefully add them to the hot oil. Fry for 2 minutes on the first side, or until the first side is a deep golden brown, flip and continue to fry for another 2 minutes or until deep golden brown all over.

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Cooking Oil

Remove from the oil and drain on the paper towel lined plate, season with salt. Repeat until all the popcorn chicken bites are fried.

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Chicken Bites

Popcorn

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Serve immediately with refrigerated, good quality creamy blue cheese prepared dressing with chopped scallions and black pepper stirred into it for dipping.

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Black Pepper

Blue Cheese

Green Onions

Garnish platter with celery sticks.

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Celery Rib

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Servings:

245milliliters

store bought, good quality refrigerated blue cheese dressing (recommended: Marie's brand)4servings

Cut celery sticks, store bought 567grams

chicken tenders or chicken breast cut into small bite-sized pieces 300milliliters

water8 teaspoons hot sauce, divided (recommended: Tabasco)0

palm full 325milliliters

complete pancake mix, any brand, divided 1teaspoon

coarse black pepper 2

scallions, finely chopped 4servings

Vegetable oil, for frying

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

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Moet & Chandon White Star ()

White Star is a softer champagne. It is well balanced and harmonious, with subtle aromas of warm toast and gingerbread. The finish is sustained with a hint of honey.