Baked Chicken Tenders with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Baked Chicken Tenders with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Ingredients:

Chicken

3 ½ lbs Chicken Tenders

Crust

1 T Olive Oil
3 C Panko Bread Crumbs
6 T Parmesan Cheese
3 T Italian Seasoning

Coating

1 C All Purpose Flour
3 ea Eggs
¼ C Milk

Sauce

¼ C Peach Preserves
¼ C Apricot Preserves
2 T Light Corn Syrup
5 t White Vinegar
1 ½ t Corn Starch
½ t Soy Sauce
½ t Yellow Mustard
¼ t Salt
¼ t Garlic Powder
2 T Water

Instructions:

1. Brine Chicken; complete instructions here.
2. Add Bread Crumbs and Olive Oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until deep brown and fragrant. Set aside and allow to cool before adding remaining Crust ingredients. 
3. Preheat oven to 350º F. Mix Egg and Milk in a wide bowl and set aside. Roll Chicken pieces in Flour, then in Egg mixture, then in cooled Crust mixture.
4. Place Chicken pieces on a wire rack and bake for 40 - 45 minutes, or until no longer pink at the bone. Serve immediately. 
5. Combine all Sauce ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. 
6. Pour mixture in a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat, let cool. Store covered in the refrigerator.