Galactic chicken asteroids with honey mustard dip

With a twist on the familiar chicken nugget, these crunchy-coated chicken 'asteroids' make excellent grazing food.

Galactic chicken asteroids with honey mustard dip. Credit: Comfort Food With Spencer Watts

• serves

  4

• prep

  15 minutes

• cook

  20 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Ingredients

• 2 large boneless chicken breasts, cut in large bite-sized pieces
• 3-4 cups (0.75-1 L) vegetable oil, for deep frying
• 1 cup puffed quinoa
• 1 cup millet
• 1½ tbsp black and white sesame seeds
• ½ cup polenta (cornmeal)
• 1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp chicken stock powder
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 eggs

 

Honey mustard sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tsp Dijon mustard
• 3 tsp grainy mustard
• Lemon juice, from ½ lemon
• 1½ tbsp honey
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp white vinegar

Instructions

1. Preheat vegetable oil in a large pot to 190°C (375°F). Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
2. To a small bowl, add puffed quinoa, millet, black and white sesame seeds and cornmeal, and toss to combine. Set aside.
3. To a second bowl, add flour, salt, chicken stock powder and grated Parmesan cheese and toss to combine.
4. Crack eggs in a third bowl and whisk.
5. Dip pieces of chicken breast in flour mixture, followed by submerging in whisked eggs, then toss to coat in the quinoa-millet mixture.
6. Gently lower coated chicken pieces into hot oil in batches to not overcrowd the pot. Fry for 2 minutes, flipping once to ensure even fry. Transfer to a baking (parchment) paper lined baking sheet and finish cooking in the oven for 5-8 minutes or until the internal temperature of chicken reaches 70°C (160°F).
7. For the sauce, add mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, grainy mustard, lemon juice, honey, salt, paprika powder and white vinegar to a small bowl and mix until fully combined and creamy. Transfer to a small serving dish.
8. Plate galactic chicken asteroids alongside honey mustard sauce and tuck in!

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.