Chicken Goujons

Homemade Chicken Goujons – these crispy golden tender strips of chicken can be baked in the oven or cooked in your Air Fryer. Fewer calories but all the taste – never buy frozen chicken fingers again!

📝 Ingredients

• 24 mini chicken fillets (approx. 950g / 2 pounds)
• 3 eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1 cup (130g) flour (plain/all purpose)
• A few turns of salt and pepper mill (to season flour)
• 3 cups (150g) panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup (75g) cornflakes (I used Crunchy Nut)
• 1 tsp garlic salt (or table salt)
• 1 tsp sweet paprika (or Cajun seasoning)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Cooking spray (, such as Fry Light)
• 4 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 2 tsp yellow mustard
• A little pickle brine ((optional))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat your oven to 200°C 400°F). Line a large baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat and mist with cooking spray.
2. 2Blitz the cornflakes using a mini chopper until they are the size of the panko breadcrumbs – not so small that they turn to dust. Combine the cornflakes with the panko, garlic salt and sweet paprika in a large shallow bowl. Add the olive oil and stir again.
3. 3Add the eggs to a second bowl and beat lightly. Prepare a third bowl with the flour.
4. 4Use a fork to dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess. Then dip in the beaten egg and finally the breadcrumb mixture.
5. 5Place on the prepared tray. Repeat until you have used all the chicken strips, spacing them on the tray (you might need to cook in batches).
6. 6Oven bake for 15-17 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Check with an instant read thermometer if you are unsure, it should register 75°C /167°F.
7. 7Alternatively preheat your Air Fryer for 5 minutes at 200°C 400°F). Mist the basket with cooking spray and place 4-5 strips in it. Mist the chicken with cooking spray and air fry for 7-8 minutes. Repeat until you have cooked all the goujons.
8. 8Combine all the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a bowl and serve with the goujons.