What you need:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts- cut into strips
1 cup of buttermilk*
1 egg
6 teaspoons of garlic powder - divided
2 teaspoons of salt - divided
2 teaspoons of black pepper - divided
2 tablespoons of creole seasoning
2 cups of flour
2 cups of plain bread crumbs
1 quart of oil for frying
*If you don't have any buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk & letting it sit for about 10 minutes.
What you do:
In a bowl, beat together buttermilk, egg, 3 teaspoons of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of black pepper & 1 teaspoon of salt.
Place your cut up strips of chicken in a gallon size Ziploc bag & add in the buttermilk mixture.
Refrigerate for 2-4hrs.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, bread crumbs, remaining 3 teaspoons of garlic powder, remaining 1 teaspoon of black pepper & creole seasoning.
Drain chicken from buttermilk mixture- but make sure to put the buttermilk mixture from the bag into another bowl- you will need it for second coating.
Dredge all the strips of chicken in the flour/breadcrumb mixture. Then, re-dip each strip in the buttermilk mixture & dredge in the flour/breadcrumb mixture a second time.
Heat your oil to 375 degrees F (I don't have a thermometer, so I just test it by tossing in a tiny piece of chicken & waiting for it to start to fry- then I know it's ready).
Fry until a nice, golden brown (you may want to check the temp or cut one in half to make sure they're done). Place on a pan lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
I was SO happy with how these turned out. Honestly, I've never fried anything before. But it was way simple & these really taste just like something you'd order at any fast food joint. Except my boyfriend said these were better. ;) Even my super picky kids gobbled them up. & That's the true test, ha!
