[Richard Wilts]

I'm looking for a recipe foe chicken nuggets .Like for exsample I like the flavor of McDonalds Chicken McNuggets or something simular...I can never get the coating right,,use corn meal , white flour.or what???? use cook chicken or raw chicken???I would like a good recipe for nuggets and exactlly now to prepare it

[teamfat]

It has been quite some time since I've eaten anything from McDonalds, so I can't be too helpful with recreating their nuggets. When I do chicken cutlets, though, I dust the raw chicken in flour, dip in an egg wash and then cover with seasoned bread crumbs. Fry over medium heat in a heavy skillet with some oil laced with a pat of butter for flavor. For more of a commercial 'nuggetness' deep frying might be more appropriate.

mjb.

[KYHeirloomer]

If you're using whole chicken pieces, such as the tenders, you'll never replicate McD's nuggets. Their's are ground, reconstituted chicken.

Try first cooking your chicken. Then grind it. Then mix it with appropriate herbs, spices, and an egg. Shape into small patties. Bread, using a three-plate process. Then deep fry at 350-375F.

When grinding the chicken be sure and include the skin, as it's the only source of fat, and the chicken will be too dry otherwise.

[WheresTheGrub]

Originally Posted by KYHeirloomer

When grinding the chicken be sure and include the skin, as it's the only source of fat, and the chicken will be too dry otherwise.

And when you find that you haven't quite hit that "mc doanld-y" taste yet, don't forget to add thier secret ingredients like preservatives and "other" favors.

[Koukouvagia]

Originally Posted by WheresTheGrub

And when you find that you haven't quite hit that "mc doanld-y" taste yet, don't forget to add thier secret ingredients like preservatives and "other" favors.

Do you know where I can buy a bottle of "other?"

[MaryB]

McDonalds uses "natural" beef flavor in there nuggets. One of those nice natural chemical flavorings I just cut chicken breast in pieces, milk wash, seasoned flour, into the milk again then back into the flour. Deep fry until done. Add some 5 spice to the flour for a chinese chicken nugget

[WheresTheGrub]

quote=Koukouvagia;250851]Do you know where I can buy a bottle of "other?"[/quote]


Oh yeah, you can get it "over there" [

[Ishbel]

I've got no idea why ANYONE would want to eat pieces of chicken that taste like the rubbish called nuggets

[WheresTheGrub]

Originally Posted by Ishbel

I've got no idea why ANYONE would want to eat pieces of chicken that taste like the rubbish called nuggets

We eat fast food one or two days a month. If I let my kids, they would eat that stuff everyday!

Like that commercial sez, "what part of the chicken is the nugget from?"

[MaryB]

The meat is "mechanically separated" chicken. The stuff is basically chicken mush that is stripped off the bones with a machine, mix in a bunch of binders/extenders/fake flavors to make it sort of taste like chicken and deep fry it I had the chance to tour a chicken processing plant when I bid on a security camera system to keep the employees from putting nasty stuff in the food!

[amazingrace]

Originally Posted by MaryB

The meat is "mechanically separated" chicken. The stuff is basically chicken mush that is stripped off the bones with a machine, mix in a bunch of binders/extenders/fake flavors to make it sort of taste like chicken and deep fry it I had the chance to tour a chicken processing plant when I bid on a security camera system to keep the employees from putting nasty stuff in the food!

mmm...yummy

[Richard Wilts]

Originally Posted by Lance Folicle

In this case, the food itself is the nasty stuff

Hi...to everyone
My question was...how do you make chicken nuggets..I'm sorry that I mention I like the flavor of McDonalds nuggets,, that took you off the origunal question that is .....how do you make nuggets???????
how is the Meat prepared??
the coating???
the seasoning???
how to cook???
do you have a good recipe that you can share???
[Richard Wilts]

[MaryB]

Look up I answered you. Cit chicken breast or thighs in chunks, dip into milk them seasoned flour then back into the milk and a final trip through the flour. Deep fry at 350 degrees until done.

[Richard Wilts]

Originally Posted by MaryB

Look up I answered you. Cit chicken breast or thighs in chunks, dip into milk them seasoned flour then back into the milk and a final trip through the flour. Deep fry at 350 degrees until done.

MaryB..Yes I seen your answer and thank you for it I,m glad you and some others answer me ..Im just looking for more ideas on how to make them..
Richard Wilts

[WheresTheGrub]

Originally Posted by Richard Wilts

I'm sorry that I mention I like the flavor of McDonalds nuggets,,
[Richard Wilts]

guy comes on asking for good recipes, we go on a tangent

I do my chicken nuggets similar to MaryB (minus milk);

cut chicken pieces;
season with s and p;
coat with flour;
dip in beaten egg;
coat with bread crumbs;
fry at 350.

for the second coating sometimes I use seasoned or plain breadcrumbs. Variations would be using "panko", or adding into the flour "chinese five spice" for an asain-y taste.

Lately, tho, I have been "oven" frying them by coating a cookie sheet with butter and baking in a 350 oven for about 15-20 min, turning half way through.

NOW, CAN we continue bashing mc nuggets?????