Breaded Skillet-Fried Chicken Breast (Super Tender)
Try this Breaded Skillet-Fried Chicken Breast Super Tender recipe or contribute your own.
Try this Breaded Skillet-Fried Chicken Breast Super Tender recipe or contribute your own.
- Carbohydrate 11.5968750147766 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.15156250019312 g
- Fiber 0.42187500798813 g
- Protein 1.54531250196902 g
- Saturated Fat 0.0240625000306602 g
- Serving Size 1 1 serving (16g)
- Sodium 198.437500252847 mg
- Sugar 11.1750000067885 g
- Trans Fat 0.0500000000637096 g
- Calories 55 calories
Step-by-step
- Dry chicken breasts with paper towels. Lay them shiny side down on a cutting board.
- Cut off chicken tenders and set them aside.
- Using a sharp knife, score chicken breasts top to bottom and side to side about every half inch, and deep enough to not cut all the way through.
- Cover the breasts with a piece of Saran wrap and slightly pound with a meat tenderizer to make them uniform thickness.
- Season the breasts with salt and pepper on each side.
- In a small bowl, combine the sour cream with the mustard, then rub this mixture all over the chicken breasts, making sure it gets into every crevice.
- Place the breasts in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for about 15 minutes.
- Whisk the egg in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Spread the flour on a large plate and set aside.
- Heat a skillet filled with cooking oil so that it just covers the bottom.
- One by one, dip the chicken breasts in the egg mixture, then the flour on both sides, shake off excess, and place on the heated skillet.
- You will want to do the frying in batches. The first batch will be the first three chicken breasts, while the second batch will be the fourth chicken breast and the four chicken tenders.
- Fry chicken breasts over medium-high heat about 2-3 minutes per side, uncovered, until deep golden brown on each side.
- Serve hot with your favorite side dish, or use to make some of the most delicious chicken sandwiches.
Surface moisture destroys crisp coatings before meat ever hits hot oil. Thorough paper towel blotting prevents steaming inside the pan. Scoring the dense muscle fibers every half inch physically shortens proteins while creating channels for the sour cream and mustard adhesive mixture to penetrate deeply. Acidity from the mustard weakly denatures outer proteins, softening the dense fibers while dairy fats coat the muscle to retain internal moisture during frying.
Execution and Technique
Maintaining oil temperature around 350 degrees Fahrenheit prevents the flour coating from burning before the interior cooks through. Overcrowding the skillet drops the oil temperature rapidly, causing the breading to absorb grease rather than fry. Fry batches sequentially, ensuring at least one inch of space between pieces.
- Wet breading falls off: Ensure excess flour is shaken away before frying, and rest coated chicken on a wire rack for five minutes to set the crust.
- Uneven browning: Adjust burner output between medium and medium-high rather than leaving dials fixed.
- Chewy texture: Pounding meat beyond uniform thickness damages muscle structure excessively, resulting in rubbery rather than tender bites.
