Nugget of wisdom

Chicken Nuggets - My Stylie (Serves 2)

Babbled Intro:
God haven't done this meal in ages and it's a shame as 1) It's well easy 2) It's well tasty = what more do you want? There's lots of variations on how to make you own nugget coating, I've used a combination of breadcrumbs and crackers this time but I've also done it with adding some grated parmesan and just used Ritz crackers as suggested in one of Nigella's books. All have turned out well, but to be honest think you should use whatever you have as anything works, have also read you could blitz some salty crisps and use that as the coating!
Alternatives - Of course this would work really well with cod if you wanted to make your own fish fingers and although I haven't tried this, for a vegetarian alternative you could cut sweet potato into thick slices and then dip them in the breadcrumbs then fry (Mum maybe one for you to try?)
Home made tartar sauce - I can't comment enough on how flavoursome this is and how it really makes the meal special - please try!

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
1 Lemon (Although I didn't have one and worked fine without)
Sprinkle of paprika
Plain flour (For dusting)
1 Egg
1 slice of bread (preferably stale) and 3 crackers blitzed in food processor
olive oil
salt and pepper

For the tartar sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2tbsp pickled capers, drained
snall bunch of fresh parsley

Method:

• Make the tartar sauce by chopping the capers and fresh parsley as finely as possible. Add to the mayonnaise and stir. Put aside until ready to serve with meal.
• Putting a sheet of cling film over the chicken breasts I bash them with a rolling pin to flatten them as much as possible.(This reduces the cooking time)
  
• Sprinkle the juice of half the lemon over the chicken and some paprika.
• Take out 3 shallow bowls and put the flour in one (with salt and pepper), beat the egg in the second and add a little more salt, and then put your bread crumb mixture in the third.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Chop the chicken breasts into 'nugget shapes' to your preference.

• Dip the chicken pieces first into the flour on both sides, then into the egg quickly, then into the breadcrumbs to coat them evenly. (Tip - Don't let them sit out too long like this as the egg/breadcrumb mixture can become soggy, best to coat them all and then cook them straight away.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the chicken pieces, turning after 3 minutes until golden on both sides. I add more oil to the pan when cooking the other sides.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Serve these immediately. I make home made oven chips to be served with the tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon if you have any.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

My Conclusion / Review
I cannot rate this enough, it's quick and tastes fantastic. I've made this meal for quite a few people and everyone has always enjoyed it.

James's Verdict:
"8/10. Goody hearty eating, a little bit naughty but not too bad."