Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers
Crispy coated fried chicken tenders coated in a sweet and spicy honey chipotle sauce. Bar food doesn’t get any better than that. And with this Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers (Chili’s copycat) recipe, you can enjoy your favorite bar food without ever leaving the house.
Author: Spicysouthernkitchen/Photo credit to spicysouthernkitchen.com
Ingredients
- 12 chicken tenderloins
- 6-8 cups Canola oil or shortening
- BATTER
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ cup flour
- BREADING
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- HONEY CHIPOTLE SAUCE
- ⅔ cup honey
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1-2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon hot sauce
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine honey, water, ketchup, vinegar, chili powder, salt, and hot sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
- To make batter, in a medium bowl whisk together egg, milk, chicken broth,salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Whisk in flour.
- Combine all ingredients for breading in a pie plate and mix well.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven to 350 degrees. Dip chicken in batter and then roll to coat in breading.
- Fry 4 at a time, frying until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes.
- Place cooked chicken tenderloins in a large bowl and toss with honey chipotle sauce.
