McDonald’s Spicy Chicken McNuggets & MIghty Hot Sauce Recipe

McDonald's just released the all-new Spicy Chicken McNuggets to the United States, first debuted in the UK in 2019... so it's not really new, but it's new to US... get it...

282 Calories

We tried the new recipe so we could provide our opinion and do our gosh darn best to create that questionable flavor at home. Here's what we came up with.

Author: HellthyJunkFood
Recipe Type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1

Ingredients:

• 1 Lb Boneless Chicken Breast
  
• 1/4 Tsp Salt
• 1/4 Tsp Onion Powder
• 1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder
• 1/4 Tsp White Pepper
• Vegetable Oil for Frying

Breading Ingredients:

• 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
  
• ½ Cup Cornstarch
  
• 1-1/2 Tbsp Seasoned Salt
  
• 1-1/2 Tsp Dry Milk Powder
  
• 1 Tsp Granulated Sugar
  
• ½ Tsp Ground Ginger
  
• ¼ Tsp Ground Mustard
  
• ¼ Tsp Black Pepper
  
• ¼ Tsp White Pepper
  
• ⅛ Tsp Ground Allspice
  
• ⅛ Tsp Ground Turmeric
  
• ⅛ Tsp Ground Cinnamon
  
• 2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
  
• 1 Tsp Chili Powder

Batter Ingredients:

• 2 Eggs Beaten
  
• ½ Cup Water
  
• 2 Tbsp Cornstarch
  
• 2 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
  
• ¼ Tsp Sea Salt
  
• ¼ Tsp Soy Sauce
  
• ¼ Tsp Granulated Sugar
  
• 2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
• Optional Orange Food Dye

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:

• HJF Cutting Board: https://bit.ly/2Eyhr3R
  
• HJF Apron: https://bit.ly/2Ez9z0

Instructions:

1. Mix all breading ingredients into a large shallow pan & mix all batter ingredients into a medium sized shallow pan.
   
2. Cut your chicken into 1 inch cubes and then toss that into a food processor OR purchase ground chicken.
   
3. Season the blended chicken with salt & pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and sugar.
   
4. Now simply shape your chicken paste into balls and flatten them out. Make them as big or as small as you'd like.  Another tactic is firing up the meat in a flat disk in the freezer.  Then use cookie cutters to cut the shapes. I show you how to make an easy DIY on some in the video above. 
   
5. Initially toss them into your breading mixture and then your egg batter. Repeat this at least twice to get a nice coating.End with the wet batter. 
   
6. Deep fry in vegetable oil for 3 minutes a side at 365°F.

Nutritional Information:

Serving Size: 1 Calories: 282 Fat: 18g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 18g Sugar: 2g Sodium: 540mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 13g Cholesterol: 39mg

The new spicy mcnuggets come with the Mighty Hot Sauce claimed to be "The Hottest sauce available at McDonald's".  Here's how to make it at home.

• 1/4 Tbsp Corn Starch 
• 1/4 Tbsp Water
• 1 Tbsp White Vinegar
• 1 Cup Cayenne Pepper Sauce
• 1/2 Cup Apricot Preserves
• 1 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 Tsp Chili Powder

Instructions:

1. Whisk together the slurry with one part corn starch to one part water. 
2. Combine the slurry with the rest of the ingredients in a pan. Bring to a boil and cook for one minute. Take off the heat and stir until thickens.  
3. Cool and serve. 

Nutritional Information:

Serving Size: 1 Tbsp Calories: 33 Fat: 0g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 0g Sugar: 8g Sodium: 63mg Fiber: 0g Protein: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg