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Cajun Fried Chicken

Instant Pot Cajun Fried Chicken

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1  teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
  • Dash crushed red pepper
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 cup liquid egg or 4 large room temperature eggs, well blended 
  • Additional Cajun Seasoning see below, optional
  • 18 chicken breast tenders or 3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, tenders removed, and each cutlet cut into 5 long strips. You will have 5 to 6 strips per cutlet including the removed tender.
  • ½ cup potato or corn starch
  • 3 cups Cajun panko crumbs can be gluten free or plain panko crumbs and 2 tablespoons Cajun Seasoning (store bought or made with recipe below)
  • ½ cup canola or avocado oil for frying 
  • Cool Ranch Spread for serving 
  • 2 tablespoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons white pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • For the Egg Mixture
  • 1 In a medium bowl, combine the salt, onion powder, garlic powder, freshly ground black pepper, crushed red pepper and canola oil with the liquid egg.
  • 2 If you do not have Cajun Panko crumbs you can combine 2 tablespoons of Cajun Seasoning (see recipe below) to the liquid egg.
  • For the Chicken
  • 3 Place the potato/corn starch in a casserole or baking dish.
  • 4 Place the Cajun panko crumbs in a casserole dish.
  • 5 Completely cover a chicken strip/tender with potato starch. Dip the coated chicken in the egg, covering completely. Place the chicken on the crumbs and press the panko onto it. Turn the chicken strip over and press the Panko crumbs onto the second side. Repeat with the remaining chicken strips/tenders.
  • 6 Set the  Electric Pressure Cooker (EPC) to sauté/brown mode, then add the ½ cup canola/avocado frying oil.
  • 7 Working in batches, fry the chicken strips/tenders, until both sides are golden brown.
  • 8 Serve the Cajun Fried Chicken with Cool Ranch Spread
  • For the Seasoning
  • Combine the ingredients. Store in an airtight container.
  • Tips:
  • • If you aren’t lucky enough to have the Nathan’s Panko near you, don’t panic! I’ve given you a recipe for Cajun Seasoning to add to your plain panko crumbs.
  • • If making this chicken gluten-free, use Nathan’s Gluten Free Cajun Panko crumbs. They are really good.
  • • Tenders are the “smusher” pieces that are attached to the underside of the chicken breast. They make awesome chicken fingers/ nuggets.