Chicken Lady Fingers with Romanian Romesco Dipping Sauce

Homemade chicken strips become "fingers" to dip in a tasty sauce for a memorable Halloween appetizer.


Chicken Lady Fingers with Romanian Romesco Dipping Sauce

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Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1 teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    ground black pepper
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  • 1 -1/2 pounds
    boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch by 3-inch strips
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  • 1 tablespoon
    olive oil
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  • 1 tablespoon
    unsalted butter
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    Smoked Spanish or regular paprika
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    Romesco Dipping Sauce
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  • 2 large
    red sweet peppers, halved lengthwise, seeds and membranes removed, flattened
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  • 1 cup
    day old crusty bread, cubed
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  • 3/4 cup
    chopped fresh tomato (1 large)
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  • 1/3 cup
    sliced natural almonds, toasted
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  • 3 tablespoons
    sherry vinegar
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  • 3 cloves
    garlic, minced
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    smoked Spanish or regular paprika
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    ground black pepper
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  • 1/4 cup
    olive oil
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Directions
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Prepare sauce; cover and chill. For Chicken Fingers, in large bowl combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Coat chicken strips in flour. Heat 1 tablespoon oil and butter in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add chicken strips, one-third at a time, browning well on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes per batch. Dip the end of each chicken strip in ground paprika. Serve with Romesco Dipping Sauce. Makes 10 servings (about 40 pieces).

Romesco Dipping Sauce
For sauce, preheat broiler Place peppers on a broiler pan. Broil peppers, 4 to 5 inches from the heat, until skins are blacked, turning once. Remove, stack pieces together, cover with aluminum foil and let stand 15 minutes. Peel off skins; discard skins. In blender combine peppers, bread, tomato, almonds, vinegar, garlic, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover and blend. Add 1/4 cup olive oil in steady stream through the top of blender until mixture is almost smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl or storage container. Cover and chill until serving time.

Tip
You can prepare the sauce ahead of time. Cover and chill up to 3 days.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 247, Total Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 51 mg, Sodium 416 mg, Carbohydrate 12 g, Total Sugar 1 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 20 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 46%, Calcium 4%, Iron 9%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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