Forget Breadcrumbs And Use This Snack Aisle Favorite To Bread Your Chicken - Tasting Table

"There's nothing quite like a golden brown, perfectly crispy fried chicken cutlet. A bronzed layer of crunchy breadcrumbs envelops a tender, pounded chicken breast, making each bite a perfect one. It's hard to improve upon perfection, but if there's one area that could be more flavorful, it's the breading. Even seasoned breadcrumbs can be a bit lacking, which is why you should use a boldly flavored chip like Doritos to bread your next chicken cutlet; it's an easy swap in our crispiest chicken cutlet recipe."

"Similar to breading pork chops with your favorite bag of chips, crushed Doritos make an incredible breading for thinly pounded chicken cutlets. The easiest way to break down whole Dorito chips is to use a food processor to pulse the chips into fine crumbs after crushing the whole chips into slightly smaller chunks with your hands. You could also go old-school and take out some of your frustrations by placing the chips in a zip-top bag, sealing the bag, and then hitting the chips with the flat side of a meat pounder or with a rolling pin. It can help to set a dish towel between the bag and your pounding utensil to prevent any tears in the plastic bag while you crush up the chips."

"No matter which type of chicken you're breading, there's a crucial step to prevent coating from falling off the chicken: After coating it in a thin layer of flour, you need to dredge the chicken in an egg wash before attempting to adhere the breading. Without these essential steps of flouring and then dipping in beaten eggs, the Doritos won't adhere to the chicken and will flake and fall off as it cooks."

Crushed Doritos provide a bold, flavorful alternative to traditional breadcrumbs for breading thin pounded chicken cutlets, creating a crisp, bronzed exterior and enhanced flavor. Use a food processor to pulse whole chips into fine crumbs or crush them in a sealed zip-top bag with a meat pounder or rolling pin; protect the bag with a dish towel to avoid tears. To secure the Doritos coating, first dust the chicken lightly with flour and then dredge it in beaten eggs so the chips adhere during frying. Doritos crumbs can also be used to bread other chicken cuts or ground more finely into a powder for typical fried chicken applications.

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