Do you love Long John Silver's Chicken Planks like I do? Well, today I have a great copycat recipe to share with you. The trick is in mimicking the iconic Long John Silver batter.
This is the perfect solution, if the nearest Long John Silvers is at least an hour drive away. You can still have some Long John Silvers chicken tenders!
Long John Silver's Chicken Batter
Of course, the most important part of a successful copycat of Long John Silver's chicken planks is in a nice crispy flavorful batter recipe. This chicken batter has great "puff" to it, and the reports I'm getting are positive on crispness and flavor.
Why not make a big batch of these copycat chicken planks this weekend to enjoy with your family. I'm sure it will make them very happy.
Serving the Battered Chicken
These chicken planks are great with fries or a nice pasta salad. I like to dunk them in all kinds of sauces... Fry Sauce, Honey Mustard, Ranch Dressing or even homemade Yum Yum sauce. You can even mix restaurants and dunk them in some of my Chick-fil-a sauce recipe!
In the mood for something spicier or bone-in chicken, try my Popeyes Fried Chicken Recipe.
Copycat Long John Silvers Chicken Planks Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Tenderloins
Long John Silver Batter
- ¾ cup Flour
- 2 tablespoon Cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¾ cup Water
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Add water and stir until well combined.
- Heat oil to between 360 and 375.
- Dip fish or chicken in batter to coat completely.
- Deep fry for until golden brown (about 3 minutes per side).
Be sure and check out the comments below, many readers have shared some great tips!
JUDYK says
How can I make sure that the coating stays on the chiken?
Robin Gagnon says
In my experience this batter sticks well, but if you have an issue lightly coating the chicken pieces in cornstarch or flour before battering should ensure it doesn't come off.
Lisa says
Tasty!Family loved them!!
Deborah Lovrich says
I use this recipe for deep fried cauliflower and it turned out perfect not too crunchy it was awesome great recipe added a little paprika and that was it but otherwise awesome recipe
Serita says
used this recipe tonight and it was a big hit!!! The only thing I recommend is more salt or seasonings. I will keep this recipe! Thank you!
Jean says
I previously made this batter recipe and cooked onion rings. They were very tasty!! Tonight, I made chicken tenderloins but found our taste buds wanted a touch more flavor. I added a tad of smoked paprika and white pepper. I also used club soda in place of water. A definite keeper recipe!!
Jenna says
My man said you are right girl ,it will.make him Hella happy lol. Can't wait to try this and put a smile on his handsome face .
Elizabeth says
Wonderful recipe and turned out really well! I didn’t have any baking powder so I replaced it with self rising flour and it turned out perfect and crispy 🤤