macgyver
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I have been doing IF for about 8 months and the only challenge I find is getting in the protein I want at each sitting. Considering I only eat 2 meals a day with a snack sometimes.
I have come upon one of my favorites making homemade chicken nuggets. I eat these 2 sometimes 3 times a week. Never has eating chicken breast been so easy. I can easily knock down 12 sometimes 16 oz of chicken like this (if my son does not steal too many )
2lbs of chicken makes about 3 plates similar to the pic below.
Easy as can be.
I cut chicken breasts in 1/2 horiz and use a needle tenderizer and puncture the hell out of them.
I then cut to nugget size pieces and put in a bath
1-egg
3-5 tbs siriacha
cayanne pepper
1 tsp salt.
I let the chicken hang out in the bath while I do my other prep. I have even refrigerated for a few hours for even more taste.
I then make my breading
I take 1.5 cups flour
1tbs baking powder
2 tsp salt
black pepper (by eye)
Chili powder (by eye)
Black pepper (by eye)
I put this in plastic bag to make coating easier.
I drop 5-7 pieces in, shake bag around a little and repeat until all the nuggets are coated.
I heat canola to 375 and monitor temp as I fry with thermometer (critical). I use peanut from time to time. I go back and fourth as to how big a difference it makes.
Anyway....I drop pieces in hot oil a few at a time and cook batches for approx 3.5 min.
Out of the oil, they get
salt
Cayanne
paprica
chili powder
garlic salt
black pepper
Depending on how much I eat, It accounts for 70-90g protein at one pop. I could eat more and usually have to stop myslef and I will have a yogurt as well or some fruit. But needless to say.
Fried chicken is awesome!
I have come upon one of my favorites making homemade chicken nuggets. I eat these 2 sometimes 3 times a week. Never has eating chicken breast been so easy. I can easily knock down 12 sometimes 16 oz of chicken like this (if my son does not steal too many )
2lbs of chicken makes about 3 plates similar to the pic below.
Easy as can be.
I cut chicken breasts in 1/2 horiz and use a needle tenderizer and puncture the hell out of them.
I then cut to nugget size pieces and put in a bath
1-egg
3-5 tbs siriacha
cayanne pepper
1 tsp salt.
I let the chicken hang out in the bath while I do my other prep. I have even refrigerated for a few hours for even more taste.
I then make my breading
I take 1.5 cups flour
1tbs baking powder
2 tsp salt
black pepper (by eye)
Chili powder (by eye)
Black pepper (by eye)
I put this in plastic bag to make coating easier.
I drop 5-7 pieces in, shake bag around a little and repeat until all the nuggets are coated.
I heat canola to 375 and monitor temp as I fry with thermometer (critical). I use peanut from time to time. I go back and fourth as to how big a difference it makes.
Anyway....I drop pieces in hot oil a few at a time and cook batches for approx 3.5 min.
Out of the oil, they get
salt
Cayanne
paprica
chili powder
garlic salt
black pepper
Depending on how much I eat, It accounts for 70-90g protein at one pop. I could eat more and usually have to stop myslef and I will have a yogurt as well or some fruit. But needless to say.
Fried chicken is awesome!