Ingredients:
2-3 chicken breasts (enough chicken to make 15-20 nuggets)
1/4 c. milk (or water)
1 tbs. lemon juice
1 egg
1/4 c. cornmeal
1/4 c. brown rice flour
1 tsp. cajun seasoning*
1/2 tsp. salt
vegetable or canola oil for frying
Directions:
1. Mix milk and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
2. Chop chicken into standard nugget-size pieces.
3. In another small bowl, mix cornmeal, rice flour, seasoning, and salt.
4. Beat egg into milk mixture until well blended. With each chicken piece, dip into milk mixture, shaking off excess, then coat with flour mixture.
5. In a large frying pan, pour enough oil to coat bottom of pan with about 1/8 in. oil. Heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken nuggets and fry for about 4-5 minutes on each side. Set on paper towels to drain. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
Note: if you are making more than one batches, you will not necessarily need to multiply the milk/egg mixture ingredients. I made 3 batches, there was just enough milk mixture to cover all three. If you are making only 1-2 recipes, you could probably use less milk... it just might make the breading a little more egg-y.
* I make my own mix with the recipe found here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Creole-Seasoning-Blend/Detail.aspx. (I use black pepper instead of white, and I leave out the cayenne pepper because it is too spicy for my kids, but it is a nice kick for a more grown-up palate.)
Oh, and by the way, the girls loved the chicken nuggets... almost as much as I did. ;-)
