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🍽️ Crispy Chicken Nuggets with Fruity Spicy Melon-Chili Sauce

614 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 600 g chicken breast fillet (kitchen-ready, skinless)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 0.5 lemon (juice)
• 8 tbsp flour
• 2 eggs
• 150 g breadcrumbs (more if needed)
• 4 tbsp ghee
• 0.5 honeydew melon
• 1 small onion
• 1 red chili pepper
• 1 green chili pepper
• 2 sprigs cilantro
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 50 ml lemon juice
• liquid honey (if needed)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the meat under running water and then pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Cut the meat into diagonal, thin slices.
3. 3. Season the meat slices with salt and pepper and drizzle them with lemon juice.
4. 4. Coat the meat slices in flour so that they are lightly covered.
5. 5. Dip the floured meat slices through beaten eggs.
6. 6. Bread the meat slices with breadcrumbs and press the crumbs on lightly.
7. 7. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the nuggets in batches until golden brown.
8. 8. Fry the nuggets for about 2 minutes per side, but make sure the fat is not too hot.
9. 9. Remove the finished nuggets from the pan and let them drain on kitchen paper.
10. 10. Keep the nuggets warm in the oven at 80 degrees Celsius.
11. 11. Halve the melon and remove the seeds.
12. 12. Peel the melon and cut the flesh into small cubes.
13. 13. Peel the onion and chop it finely.
14. 14. Wash the chili pepper, remove the stem and seeds, and chop it finely.
15. 15. Wash the bell pepper and cut it into rings.
16. 16. Wash the coriander and pick the leaves off the stems.
17. 17. Finely chop the coriander leaves.
18. 18. Mix the melon cubes, chili pepper, onion, bell pepper, and coriander in a bowl.
19. 19. Season the mixture with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and honey.
20. 20. Finally, adjust the seasoning of the sauce.
21. 21. Serve the chicken nuggets with the melon-chili salsa.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 614
• Protein: 46 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 61 g