Ritzy Chicken Nuggets
When I first made these, it was for a Thermomix demo with a few of my friends, and they were all impressed (as was I) with how soft, and moreish these chicken nuggets, made from chicken breasts actually were.
In Nigella’s Feast cookbook, she also says you can make a capery salad with the chicken nuggets, so I made a simple salad with the most amazing pickles from The Jammery. I had these gherkins at Brasserie Bread a few months ago, and most of us left with a jar in hand. Well worth it!
I used to HATE gherkins, then one day I snapped and decided I liked them. Now I can’t get enough of them, straight out of the jar will do!
Just blogging about these ritzy chicken nuggets makes me want them, perhaps I’ll have them again very, very soon…. I suggest you do to 😉
Ritzy Chicken Nuggets
Nigella Lawson
2 chicken breasts (with the peg bone each weighing approx. 250g; slightly less without)
1 x 284ml tub buttermilk
150g Ritz crackers
125ml vegetable oil
1. Cut off the chicken peg bone if there is one, and put the chicken breasts one at a time into a freezer bag so that they lie flat. Bash with a rolling pin until the chicken is quite thin, and then take it out and slice into about six to eight slices or goujons. Repeat with the other chicken breast. Scissors make this easy for children, too, and as long as you make them wash their hands well before and after, of course, you may hand a pair straight to a nearby child.
2. Put the sliced goujons into a freezer bag with the buttermilk and leave in the fridge to marinate for up to 2 days.
3. When you are ready to cook them, heat the oil in a large frying pan. Put the Ritz crackers into a bag, seal the end, then bash them as above and, once they have broken down a little, roll them with a rolling pin still inside the bag.
4. Tip the crumbs into a wide shallow bowl, and then shake off the excess buttermilk from the nuggets and dip them in the crumbs. Coat them well before laying gently in the hot oil, and cooking for about 2 or 3 minutes a side until they are golden brown.
5. Transfer to some kitchen towel on a plate to blot the excess oil.
Michelle
at first i was thinking, why is this called ritzy. i found the answer in the ingredients section.
interesting choice of batter!
Roxanne
Omg! I HAVE to make these!! Yum! How long did you marinate the chicken for?
Iron Chef Shellie
I did mine for 2 days, both times I’ve made it.
Roxanne
Made them tonight! DELICIOUS!! I was a little impatient & didn’t let mine get as brown as yours 😛 I only marinated the chicken for 1 & 1/2 days but still perfectly yummy! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Iron Chef Shellie
haha fantastic!! I think I need to make them again soon! 🙂
Nic@diningwithastud
OMG I have had those gherkins! FAB! These look amazing. So crunchy and delish!
Mez
YUM!
And super easy!!!
I love gherkins especially on crackers with cheese, they are the bomb dot com.
xox
Lisa @ Blithe Moments
We bought some bulk chicken breast a couple of weeks ago only to discover some had been atrociously butchered. I was contemplating cutting it up for stir fry but the plan was to make chicken schnitzel so my boytfriend suggested I turn the small pieces into chicken nuggets. By golly they are good. We made them on masse (slightly different recipe) and froze them. They are so small that you just chuck them straight from the freezer into the pan and they cook fine. We will be doing this again.
Born27
Wow! what a mouthwatering chicken nuggets you here. I have to make this tonight. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Love it!
Cara @ Gourmet Chick
I love using buttermilk to fry chicken it really keeps the meat moist and delicious – these look fabulous.
Tina @ bitemeshowme
I love that it’s just ritz crackers at the crumb. Who would have thought? Love it!
Winston
Hahhaha I know what you mean, Michele! Gerkhins was one of those things that I began to like ALL of a sudden too! I still remember the times I used to always, always pick out the pickles from my McD cheeseburger as a kid. Anyway, great recipe! I love fried food using bicky crumbs… And Nigella’s really done it again. Thanks for this! Yum yum yum =]
Heidi - Apples Under My Bed
I used to hate gherkins too!! so glad I’ve crossed over to the other side 😉 these look so yummy!
Heidi xo
Daisy@Nevertoosweet
I have Nigella’s Feast book but i haven’t tried these 🙂 But i found a similar recipe in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution book ~ before this I didn’t know you could use biscuits to coat meat lol
These look like easy and yummy week night recipe 🙂
Sara (Belly Rumbles)
I am going to have to have a go at making these!
Agnes
AHH ritzy – that is cute. 🙂
(Gherkins are THE BEST.)
tania@mykitchenstories
Oh who would have thought ritz could do that?
Iron Chef Shellie
Only Nigella! She is a genius!
April
I remember tasting these and thinking they were the most juicy chicken nuggets I’ve ever had! Thanks for the recipe!
Iron Chef Shellie
hehe I think we were all surprised how juicy they were!