Chicken dippers with mustard sauce recipe

Kids and adults alike will love these delicious golden nuggets of moist chicken with a crisp peppery crust. The dipping sauce is made with mild American mustard lightly sweetened with a little honey and makes a pleasant change from the usual ketchup or soured cream dip. The dippers can be prepared a few hrs in advance, place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and cover and chill in the fridge then just fry when required. Use a bland flavoured oil for frying, such as rapeseed or sunflower oil and drain the dippers thoroughly on kitchen paper before serving.

Ingredients

• 100g plain flour
• 2tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1tsp salt
• 4 skinless chicken breast fillets, each cut into four pieces
• 2 eggs, beaten
• Oil for shallow frying

For the sauce:

• 6tbsp mayonnaise
• 2tbsp mild American mustard
• 1tbsp runny honey
• ½ tsp mild paprika

Method

1. Mix together the flour, pepper and salt in a shallow dish. Place the beaten eggs in another shallow dish. Dust the chicken pieces with a little of the flour. Dip in the beaten egg then roll in the flour to give a thick coating.
2. Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan until a cube of bread dropped in the hot fat browns in 30 secs. Shallow fry the coated chicken in 2 to 3 batches, for 7 to 8 mins, until crisp, golden and cooked through, turning once. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain thoroughly on kitchen paper.
3. To make the sauce, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, honey and paprika in a small bowl. Serve with the hot chicken dippers.