Buffalo Chicken Strips With Blue Cheese Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, for those that like it hot)
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups spooned and leveled all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 lbs skinless chicken breasts, cut into 16 equal-size strips
• 4 cups vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
• 2 teaspoons light mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons water
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 drops hot sauce
• coarse salt
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 romaine lettuce, cored and chopped
• 4 medium carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 medium celery, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. stir in ketchup,hot sauce, cayenne poepper, garlic salt and worcestershire sauce. remove from heat; cover and reserve sauce.
• 2 in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. sprinkle 1/2 cup flour mixture evenly on a rimmed baking sheet; set aside. in a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and 2 teaspoons water.
• 3 in small batches, dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess. dip chicken in egg mixture to coat, shaking off excess. dredge chicken in flour again. place on floured sheet.
• 4 in a large (5-quart) saucepan, heat oil to 350 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer (a pinch of flour should sizzle when dropped in the oil).
• 5 add half the chicken; cook until golden brown, 3 to 6 minutes. transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. return oil to 350 degrees. repeat with remaining chicken. toss chicken strips with reserved sauce (reheated if necessary) to coat.
• 6 serve with blue cheese salad; in a large bowl, whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, water, lemon juice, hot sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. fold in blue cheese.
• 7 add romaine lettuce, carrots, and celery; toss to combine. serve immediately.