Grain-Free Fried Chicken Bites with Yogurt Honey Dijon
These Grain-Free Fried Chicken Bites with Yogurt Honey Dijon are a double dose of protein along with healthy fats from frying in avocado oil.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups avocado oil
- 1.25 lb chicken breast boneless skinless, cut into 1” chunks
- 1 large egg whisked
- 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 20 turns of freshly-cracked black pepper
- 1.25 cups tapioca flour
Yogurt Honey Dijon Sauce:
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup avocado oil mayo
- 2 Tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 2 Tablespoon honey
- 10 turns of freshly-cracked black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Begin by making your yogurt honey dijon sauce. Add all ingredients to a small bowl and whisk together until well combined. Set aside in the fridge while you are preparing the chicken bites.
- Add your cubed chicken to a medium bowl and combine with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and whisked egg.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining salt, spices, black pepper and tapioca flour.
- In a heavy bottomed large cast iron skillet, add your avocado oil, and turn on heat to medium high. While your avocado oil is warming, begin breading your chicken in three batches.
- In 3 batches, add the egg coated chicken to the tapicoa, coating very well. Transfer to a sheet pan while you bread the others.
- Before adding the chicken, make sure the oil is hot enough by dropping a bit of tapioca mixture in the pan to see if it sizzles. Oil will take 4-5 minutes to heat up all the way.
- Add chicken to the hot pan, in batches, in a single layer and leave undisturbed.
- Cook chicken about 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown and just cooked through. With each batch, you may need to adjust the heat and turn it down a bit.
- Transfer to a paper towel lined dish to drain excess oil. Finish with a sprinkling of kosher salt then serve hot with dipping sauce on the side.