Nuggets are familiar to us from the fast food industry, where they firmly established themselves among the popular dishes. The most delicate chicken or fish fillet, fried in different kinds of breading, turns out to be delicious and not dry at all, as in many other dishes.
But that's just not always in the public catering you can buy nuggets, which are made from natural products, and fried in fresh oil. Most often, to reduce the price of a product, meat fillets are turned into minced meat, which is diluted with other inexpensive and not always useful components.
Preparing nuggets at home, you will be assured of the safety and quality of the prepared dish, and also enjoy a truly natural and delicious taste of food that can be varied by marinating a chicken or fish base in various spices.
The recipe for nuggets from chicken at home
Ingredients:
- fillet of chicken breast - 420 g;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- bread crumbs - 220 g;
- wheat flour - 100 g;
- salt - to taste;
- a ground mixture of peppers - to taste;
- vegetable refined oil.
Preparation
To prepare the nuggets, pre-washed and dried chicken fillets are cut across the fibers to medium-sized slices, about seven millimeters thick. Now prepare the ingredients for breading. Mix the flour with salt and ground black pepper and beat a little egg with a little salt.
Frying pan with a thick bottom warm up properly, pouring a sufficient amount of vegetable oil beforehand.
Each chicken piece is dipped in flour, then dipped into egg mass, breaded in breadcrumbs and immediately put into a frying pan. Stir from both sides to the desired result and take it out on a paper towel so that excess fat is absorbed. We serve chicken nuggets with any sauce and fresh or baked vegetables.
As you can see, the recipe for nuggets from chicken fillet is very simple, and even a novice cook can cope with it.
Fish nuggets - recipe
Now we offer you a recipe for fish nuggets, which are simply delicious at home.
Ingredients:
- fillets of any sea fish - 700 g;
- yoghurt - 75 g;
- mayonnaise - 75 g;
- breadcrumbs - 200 g;
- mayonnaise - 50 g;
- salt - to taste;
- spices - to taste;
- ground black pepper - to taste;
- vegetable refined oil.
Preparation
Fish fillet cut into oblong pieces, season with salt, ground black pepper and spices to your taste. We wipe the slices carefully, evenly distributing the spicy-salt mixture, and let stand for twenty minutes.
Meanwhile, mix yogurt with mayonnaise, add salt to taste and, if desired, spices, you can also add finely chopped fresh greens of dill.
We muffled pieces of fish dipped in a mixture of yogurt and mayonnaise, breaded well in breadcrumbs and laid out on a baking sheet, pre-laying it with parchment. Determine the nuggets in a preheated oven for 230-260 degrees for twelve to fifteen minutes or until the desired color.
Cheese nuggets - recipe
It is possible to differentiate a buffet table or home gatherings by preparing also cheese nuggets, especially since they are prepared very simply.
Ingredients:
- any cheese - 400 g;
- egg - 2 pieces;
- bread crumbs - 200 g;
- sesame seeds - 60 g;
- a ground mixture of peppers - to taste;
- salt - to taste;
- vegetable refined oil.
Preparation
Cheese cut into slices up to one centimeter thick. Each of them is first dipped into a beaten egg, and then breaded in a mixture of biscuits and sesame seeds. For reliability, you can repeat the procedure again, then the cheese will probably stay inside and not leak out. Cheese pieces in breading spread in warmed vegetable oil and fry until the desired rudeness.