Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Yesterday I was on a cooking frenzy, and I stopped short of making apple cobblers. I'll do that soon! I'm expecting it to be better than apple streusel pie.

I made ayam sambal, though still didn't quite get the same taste as my mum's, but almost there. That was settled in the morning. And near lunch time, I made homemade chicken nuggets for my kids. Have been wanting to try this because I've read reviews saying that kids love homemade nuggets, and also we had them on the island hopping trip in Krabi recently.

Was also a good opportunity to clear the fridge! As usual. Haha. That goes to show how much stuff I buy but don't actually have full purpose for them. HAHAHA.

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

1/2 kg chicken breast
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt (or more, depends)
sprinkle of pepper & smoked paprika
1 egg

Pound the chicken breast slightly so that the meat can cook quickly. Slice thinly into nugget sizes.
Pat dry with kitchen towel. Mix all the coating thoroughly together so that the salt will be evenly distributed. Once oil is hot and ready for deepfry, take the chicken piece and dip in egg, then coat with flour mix and fry! Once golden brown, remove from oil. The chicken should be cooked already by then.

My kids love this! My son couldn't stop singing praises. He said Mama you got it! I think he meant I nailed the recipe. Such a sweetheart :) All the nuggets were finished at lunch. So happy! No store-bought nuggets anymore! Never liked them anyway.

** UPDATE **

I made another batch the following weekend, without parmesan but with garlic powder. Was much nicer than parmesan! And Junior loves it too! Much easier, no need to grate cheese.

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