Buffalo Chicken Strips & Blue Cheese Salad
 
 
2 Tbs    Butter  
3 Tbs    Ketchup  
1-2 Tbs    Hot Sauce plus 3 dashes  
  Salt & Pepper  
1 1/2 cups    Flour  
2 lg    Eggs  
1 1/2 lbs    Chicken Breasts, cut into strips  
4 cups    Vegetable oil  
3 Tbs    Sour cream  
2 tsp    Mayonnaise  
2 tsp    Water  
2 tsp    Lemon Juice  
  Coarse Salt  
1/4 cup    Crumbled blue cheese  
1 head    Romaine lettuce cored and chopped  
4 med    Carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1" pieces  
2 med    Celery stalks, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1" pieces  
 
1 In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in ketchup and 1-2 Tablespoons hot sauce. remove from heat; cover and reserve sauce.
2 In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour mixture evenly on a rimmed baking sheet; set aside. In a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and 2 teaspoons water.
3 In small batches, dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Dip chicken in egg mixture to coat, shaking off excess. Dredge chicken in flour again. Place on floured sheet.
4 In a large (5 quart) saucepan, heat oil to 350° on a deep-fry thermometer (a pinch of flour should sizzle when dropped in the oil).
5 Add half the chicken; cook until golden brown, 3-6 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Return oil to 350°. Repeat with remaining chicken.
6 Toss chicken strips with reserved sauce (reheated if necessary) to coat. Serve with Blue Cheese Salad.
Blue Cheese Salad
1 In a large bowl, whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, water, lemon juice, hot sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Fold in blue cheese. Add romaine lettuce, carrots, and celery; toss to combine. Serve immediately.
 
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 45 minutes
 
 Recipe Source

Source: Everyday Food

 
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