Miki's Food Archives : Crispy Chicken Nuggets 香脆鸡柳

Did you know what chicken nuggets are made of? Mine is just chicken meat and some simple seasonings. Cooking for my boy, I'd never buy frozen nuggets, do you know why?

Photo updated June 15, 2017

Next time when you pop by supermarket, get a pack of frozen nuggets and read the ingredients label on the packaging. You'll find the answer ;)

Pan-Fried Chicken Nuggets
Photo updated July 21, 2016

There are many ways to make nuggets at home. I have tried making it with minced chicken and vegetables, curry flavor nuggets, alphabet nuggets, Parmesan cheese nuggets...etc because my boy loves nuggets!

That's how I serve nuggets for lunch, with blanched vegetables, steamed egg, and rice.
Click here for Steamed Egg recipe.

Here is one of our favourite:

Curry Flavoured Chicken Nuggets
Photo updated 30 November 2015

Curry Flavoured Chicken Nuggets. Coated with self-raising flour and rice crumbs. Love the crispy crust! Click here for Curry Flavoured Chicken Nuggets recipe. :)

The one that I'm sharing in this blog post, it's the simplest one that is made with basic ingredients. It can be cooked in an air fryer, deep-fry, pan-fry or baked in an oven.

Photo updated on October 19, 2015.

Air-fried Crispy Chicken Nuggets

Photo updated: 12 Jan 2017
Packed this for my son to eat during school recess. If you like my bento idea, click here, LIKE and follow my facebook page to get more bento/ school snacks idea.

Made into cute Snoopy Bento for the little one.
June 2019

Homemade Air-Fried Chicken Nuggets,
packed into cute We Bare Bear Bento for the little one.
October 2020

Simple yet delicious Homemade Chicken Nuggets rice bowl,
along with sauteed mushrooms on scrambled egg and veggie
Nov 2022

Made the son's favourite Crispy Chicken Nuggets, pair with egg fried rice.
July 2024

Ingredients: 材料

Cooking method: Pan-fry, Air-fry, Bake, Deep fry with oil.

1 Boneless Chicken Breast/ Thigh (Cut into chunks) 鸡胸肉／鸡腿 1个，切块

1 Egg (Beaten) 鸡蛋 1粒，打散

Garlic Salt, add to taste 蒜盐，适量

A dash of White Pepper 胡椒粉，少许

1/4 cup Flour 面粉 1/4 杯

1 cup Bread Crumbs 面包糠 1杯

On a busy day... a simple chicken nuggets rice bowl for the boy.
Photo updated: 16 July 2019.

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Tips to make the chicken breast more tender for the little one to munch:
如果做给小朋友吃的，加调味料前，先把鸡肉用玉米粉腌30分钟，然后洗掉，抹干。

1. Before adding anything, add some corn flour to the chicken breast, leave it for 30 minutes.

2. Rinse the chicken, pat dry with kitchen towel, then cut into chunks.

Method: 步骤

1. Pat dry chicken chunks with kitchen towel. Season with garlic salt and pepper. Lightly dust with some flour, shake off the excess flour.
把鸡肉抹干。涂上少许蒜盐和胡椒粉。鸡肉沾上一层薄薄的面粉。

2. Dip chicken chunks into the egg until it's completely covered with egg.
把鸡肉沾些蛋液。

3. Dip chicken chunks into bread crumbs until it's completely covered with bread crumbs.
把鸡肉沾一层面包糠。

4. Optional: Coat 2 layers of flour + egg for thicker crust.
如果喜欢较厚的外层，可以沾上两层面粉和蛋液。

Photo updated on 19 October, 2015
Air-fried nuggets 气炸鸡柳

Air fry method: 气炸

Air-fried Chicken Nuggets using Ninja Foodi
This is the best appliance I've tried so far, yield crispy, golden nuggets cooked to perfection!

5. Preheat Ninja Foodi Air-Crisp mode for 3 minutes. The Ninja Foodi that I'm using is a combination of a pressure cooker and air fryer in one appliance. Besides pressure cooking and air frying, there are other functions such as steam, slow cook, sear/ saute, bake/ roast, grill, dehydrate, sous vide, yoghurt, and keep warm. This cooker helps prepare quick meals without hassle, which I highly recommend to everyone who loves easy and hassle-free cooking with fewer pots and pans to wash. Ninja Foodi can be purchased from Ninja Kitchen Official Website. Cart out with Promo Code: MIKISNSG to get a 10% discount for any Ninja-Shark products via their website. Alternatively, you can click here and purchase from Lazada

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Grease Ninja Foodi Cook & Crisp basket with oil. Place chicken chunks and gently press to flatten. Repeat the same steps for all the chicken chunks.
把气炸盘涂一层油，把鸡柳放在气炸盘上，轻轻压平。

6. Spray a little olive oil on the chicken chunks.
喷少许油在鸡柳上。

7. Use Ninja Foodi Air-Crisp mode, set 200'C cook for 6 minutes or until golden and crisp.
气炸200度 6分钟或至香脆上色。

Note: If making a bigger portion, adjust the cooking time/ temperature accordingly.

Pan-Fried Crispy Chicken Nuggets 香煎鸡柳
Photo updated July 21, 2016

Pan-fry/ deep fry method: 煎／炸

8. Heat oil in a frying pan/ skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until cooked through, golden and crisp. To retain the moisture in the chicken, do not over-cooked the chicken.
烧热油，把鸡柳煎或炸至金黄色即可。

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