Ingredients

  • Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
  • 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup light sour cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • Chicken
  • 12 chicken tenders (about 12 ounces)
  • 1/2 cup louisiana hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 stalks celery, cut into 3 inch lengths

Method

  • Dipping Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, mixing well.
  • With the back of the mixing spoon, mash the blue cheese into the sour cream until almost all of the lumps are gone.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
  • Chicken: Soak the chicken in the hot sauce in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  • Put the flour in a pie tin and season with salt and Cajun seasoning.
  • Remove chicken from hot sauce, shake off excess, and dredge chicken in the flour.
  • Set on a baking rack.
  • Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • When the butter has stopped bubbling, add the chicken tenders and cook until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
  • Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels.
  • Serve warm with blue cheese dipping sauce and celery pieces.