Chicken fingers
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| Alternative names | Chicken tenders, chicken strips, chicken fillets, chicken goujons |
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| Course | Appetizer, main course |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, breading |
Chicken fingers, also known as chicken tenders, chicken tendies, chicken goujons, chicken strips or chicken fillets, are chicken meat prepared from the pectoralis minor muscles of the animal.[citation needed] These strips of white meat are located on either side of the breastbone, under the breast meat, sometimes just pulverized chicken flesh. (pectoralis major).[1][2] They may also be made with similarly shaped pieces cut from chicken meat, usually the breast.[3]
Chicken fingers are prepared by coating chicken meat in a breading mixture and then deep frying them, in a manner similar to the preparation of schnitzel.[4] Chicken fingers are a common snack in the U.S.[5]
Chicken Fingers were first made and named by the owners/operators of Spanky's in Savannah, Georgia. One of the original owners, Ansley Williams, continues to operate Spanky's today and it is known as the Home of the Original Chicken Finger.[6]
See also
References
- ^ RecipeTips. "Chicken – Description of Parts". RecipeTips.com.
- ^ "The History of Chicken Fingers". Leite's Culinaria.
- ^ "Give a hand for homemade chicken fingers".
- ^ Ellie Krieger. Crispy Chicken Fingers Recipe. Food Network
- ^ How can I make Chinese chicken fingers like in the northeast?. Cooking.stackexchange.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-19.
- ^ Heitz, Kelly (1 April 2016). "The Story of the Chicken Finger". South magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links
Media related to Chicken strips at Wikimedia Commons