Oriental cuisine has given us many important ideas and tricks in preparing and serving a variety of dishes. These gifts include sweet and sour dressings for meat and poultry. The original taste of such a sauce allows you to advantageously emphasize all the advantages of the product, significantly refreshes it and adds a bright note to the overall taste. This sauce is perfect for nuggets, small pieces of chicken fillet fried in breading.

This snack is traditionally served in many fast food establishments, and on store shelves you can find a variety of semi-finished products for those who, at home and at work, are unable to devote much time to cooking. Regardless of whether the nuggets are home-cooked or store-bought, the sweet and sour sauce makes them much tastier.

To prepare the sauce for the nuggets, the recipe does not require specific culinary skills or tedious efforts at the stove. It is prepared very quickly, easily, and at the same time very economical, because the products can be easily purchased at the nearest supermarket.

You will need:

• Onions – 1 medium piece
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Ginger root – 1 tablespoon
• Granulated sugar – 150 g
• Soy sauce – 2 tablespoons
• Tomato ketchup – 150 ml
• Vinegar 5% – 100 ml
• Potato starch – 1 tablespoon
• Vegetable oil – 2 tablespoons
• Ground black pepper - to taste

Number of servings – 6

Cooking time – 20 minutes

Sweetness with sourness

Before preparing the dressing for chicken nuggets, it is worth understanding the conditions for choosing ingredients. First of all, this applies to ketchup: it should not contain any additional components, among which garlic, onion, and bell pepper are most often found.

The ideal product for the sauce is classic tomato ketchup without additives, which has a uniform structure and fluid consistency.

Next on the list is onions; It is best to use red onions, which have a sweetish flavor and are usually less hot. Soy sauce, like ketchup, should be classic, without flavorings or other additional ingredients.

Sometimes it is possible to replace potato starch with wheat flour. This manipulation will not affect the result in any way, but for a better effect it is recommended to increase the volume of flour from one spoon to two.

1. Onions need to be peeled and finely chopped. Ginger root (about 1.5–2 centimeters in size) is peeled and grated on a fine grater. It is recommended to pass the garlic through a garlic press. At this time, you can leave a frying pan with vegetable oil on the stove to heat it up. When the oil warms up, the chopped products are laid out in it: first onions and ginger, and after 3-4 minutes - garlic. Spices are sautéed for 5–7 minutes.
2. Vinegar is poured into a separate saucepan, into which granulated sugar is poured. The mixture is heated and brought to a boil. After this, ketchup and soy sauce are added to it. Everything is thoroughly stirred and brought to a boil again. At this stage, the workpiece can be peppered to taste.
3. When the liquid base boils, a mixture of onions, garlic and ginger is poured into it. The sauce for the chicken pieces is mixed, then starch is added to it, previously dissolved in a tablespoon of cold water. Stir everything again and simmer over low heat for several minutes until thickened. The finished sauce is removed from the heat, cooled slightly, and then sent to a blender, where it is whipped until smooth.

Innings

Nugget sauce according to the recipe presented above is served cold with freshly cooked chicken appetizer. You can store the finished sauce for 5–7 days in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.

In addition to nuggets, the dressing goes well with a number of other dishes:

A sweet dressing made from tomato sauce and vinegar will appeal to all fans of oriental cuisine, as well as those who love an original combination of flavors and their shades. This sauce will fit perfectly into your usual diet due to its ease of preparation, relative cheapness of ingredients and, of course, long shelf life.

Bon appetit!

Recipe: Chicken nuggets.

To prepare chicken nuggets, we need the following ingredients - half a kilogram of chicken fillet, one small spoon of starch, the same amount of baking soda, the same amount of lemon juice, a little chicken seasoning and flour for dredging.

Now let's begin the process of preparing chicken nuggets. Many housewives know that chicken fillet very rarely turns out juicy - it is often very dry, no matter how hard you try. But with this recipe you will forget what dry chicken is. So, cut the chicken fillet into small pieces, rub them with salt and pepper, sprinkle with chicken spices, then add soda. Mix the chicken pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice, then sprinkle with starch and leave our chicken to marinate for at least thirty minutes. After this time, roll each chicken piece in flour and add hot vegetable oil until a crispy, fried crust forms.

Recipe: Cheese nuggets.

To prepare delicious cheese nuggets, we will need the following products: about one hundred and twenty-five grams of butter, two hundred and fifty grams of hard cheddar cheese, two cups of flour, two cups of rice crisps.

Now let's start preparing the cheese nuggets. Beat the butter, add grated cheese and flour to it, beat all ingredients with a mixer until smooth. We form balls using a small spoon and place them on a baking sheet, previously greased with oil, press each ball a little with a fork. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for about fifteen minutes at one hundred and eighty degrees.

By the way, the quantity is not so small - about ninety cheese nuggets, that's what you can count on when preparing this dish.

Recipe: Minced meat nuggets.

You can make nuggets from minced meat (by the way, this dish is recommended for children). To prepare them, we need seven hundred grams of chicken or any other minced meat or meat, one chicken egg, twenty grams of butter (butter), a little breadcrumbs, seventy grams of Parmesan cheese, a little turmeric, salt and vegetable oil.

Now let's start preparing minced meat nuggets. If you bought minced meat - good, but if you bought meat - put it in a meat grinder, adding butter (butter) and eggs. Salt well. Grate the cheese on a fine grater, mix it with turmeric and breadcrumbs. Then form the minced meat into meat balls, so that the size of each is no larger and no smaller than a walnut. To prevent the minced meat from sticking to your hands, it will be good if you wet them with cold water. Roll the minced meat balls in breading and press them down a little, lightly pressing the cheese into the ball. Fry the resulting balls in a heated frying pan with vegetable oil until golden. Just don’t leave the stove for too long, because this dish cooks in a frying pan very quickly.

Nugget sauce.

It is advisable to prepare sauces for the nuggets so that they are not too dry. We offer you two options for sauces - to suit your taste.

To prepare the barbecue sauce we will need six large spoons of ketchup, two large spoons of maple syrup (can be replaced with one large spoon of honey), half a small spoon of Worcestershire sauce, a small spoon of soy sauce, two to three drops of Tabasco sauce (can be replaced with hot chili flakes) . To prepare this sauce, you just need to mix all these ingredients. However, if you are adding honey, it is best to pre-heat it a little to make it liquid.

To prepare honey-mustard sauce, we take the following products: four tablespoons of mayonnaise, one small spoon of grainy mustard, one and a half small spoons of clear honey, one small spoon of cold water. To prepare this sauce, you just need to mix all the sauce ingredients listed above.

Recipe: Fish nuggets.

To prepare fish nuggets we will need the following products - two hundred milliliters of milk, eight hundred grams of perch fillet, vegetable oil for deep frying, and for the batter - five large spoons with a heap of flour, five large spoons with a heap of starch, half a small spoon of salt and baking powder, a large a spoonful of cream or milk, one mug of mineral water or soda. For the sauce for fish nuggets, prepare one hundred and fifty milliliters of sweet and sour Chinese sauce (however, if you don’t have it, you can replace it with dried apricot and chili sauce with the addition of a spoonful of lemon juice), three multi-colored sweet peppers, two large spoons of vegetable oil, one large head of onion onion, four large spoons of soy sauce, cilantro or parsley for decoration.

First, let's prepare the batter - combine starch, flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl, add milk (or cream) and mineral water, mix until smooth, put the batter in the refrigerator for thirty minutes.

We wash the fish thoroughly, dry it with a paper napkin or towel, cut it into small pieces (four centimeters by four), and set it aside for now.

Now let's make the sauce - wash the sweet peppers, clean them of partitions and seeds, cut them into thin strips. Peel and cut the onion into small cubes, heat the frying pan with two tablespoons of oil, fry the onion and pepper in the frying pan for five minutes, then add sweet and sour Chinese sauce and soy sauce to the mixture, add half a glass of plain water, mix. Bring the sauce to a boil in a frying pan and cook over low heat for about five to eight minutes.

First, dip the fish pieces into the prepared batter, then deep-fry the pieces either in a pan with hot oil or in the deep fryer itself, if you have one. Fry until a golden crust appears. Place peppers with sauce and nuggets on plates, garnish with branches of fresh herbs if desired, and serve with a side dish of boiled rice.

Nuggets first appeared in America in the early 80s of the last century.

The flavorful, crispy-breaded chicken pieces were specially developed for the fast food chain. In America, nuggets are traditionally served with mayonnaise and ketchup, while in France the sauce is made from light butter, pepper, salt and herbs. Sometimes garlic is also added to it. You can make the nugget sauce at home to your liking and serve it with your favorite snack. The best recipes for preparing this dish are presented in our article.

Tartar sauce for chicken nuggets

Product composition

• two chicken eggs;
• half a lemon;
• 50 milliliters of refined vegetable oil;
• several feathers of green onions;
• one pickled cucumber;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• salt and ground black pepper - to taste.

Step-by-step cooking process

1. Boil chicken eggs in advance until tender, cool, and peel them. Separate the whites from the yolks. We don't need whites in this recipe.
2. Grind the yolks with the addition of salt and ground black pepper, pour in the juice from half a lemon.
3. Without ceasing to work with a whisk, pour in, literally drop by drop, all the vegetable oil. Do this very carefully, as when preparing mayonnaise.
4. Lastly, add finely chopped green onions, pressed garlic and finely grated pickled cucumber.
5. Place in a salad bowl and serve (see link).

Bon appetit.

Nuggets first appeared in America in the early 80s of the last century. Fragrant pieces of chicken fillet in a crispy breading were specially developed for the fast food chain McDonalds. In America, nuggets are traditionally served with mayonnaise and ketchup, while in France the sauce is made from light butter, pepper, salt and herbs. Sometimes garlic is also added to it. You can make the nugget sauce at home to your liking and serve it with your favorite snack. The best recipes for preparing this dish are presented in our article.

How to make nuggets with tartar sauce

Traditionally, nuggets are made from chicken fillet, cut into small portions. Each of them is seasoned with salt and pepper, then rolled in flour. After this, the chicken fillet is dipped into a bowl with beaten egg and then breaded in breadcrumbs. The prepared pieces are placed in a frying pan with a large amount of hot vegetable oil. The fillet is deep-fried until a golden crust forms. Ready nuggets are served with tartar sauce.

To prepare it, two boiled chicken yolks must be thoroughly ground with salt and pepper, and add the juice of half a lemon. Then, without stopping whisking, gradually pour in all the vegetable oil (50 ml). You need to add it carefully, literally drop by drop, as when preparing mayonnaise. At the very end, the nugget sauce is mixed with finely chopped green onions. Additionally, you can add any herbs, pickled cucumbers or garlic.

Tartar sauce can also be prepared using a simplified recipe. To do this, mashed egg yolks must be mixed with mayonnaise and green onions.

Cheese sauce recipe

Very often in the McDonalds fast food restaurant chain, nuggets are served with cheese sauce. However, at home, few housewives manage to replicate its extraordinary taste. That is why we offer a recipe for making cheese seasoning that goes so well with the taste of crispy breaded chicken fillet.

To prepare the sauce for the nuggets, you first need to soak the starch (2 teaspoons) in 50 ml of milk. Then put a saucepan on the fire, pour a glass of cream into it and bring it to a boil. Immediately add grated hard cheese (50 g) to the cream. Those varieties that melt well are suitable. Add milk and starch to the boiling cream mixture and, stirring continuously, bring the sauce to a thick consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Before serving, the liquid cheese seasoning must be cooled.

BBQ sauce for nuggets

Seasonings based on tomato paste are most often served with meat, including chicken fillet; they go very well. How to make this sauce for nuggets at home?

All actions must be performed in the following sequence:

1. Cut half a bunch of cilantro, basil, dill and green onions.
2. In a separate bowl, tomato paste (200 g) is mixed with honey and soy sauce (1 tablespoon each). Add finely chopped garlic (3 cloves), salt and pepper to taste.
3. Chopped greens are added to the tomato mass. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed in one bowl, after which the seasoning is placed in a gravy boat.

The spicy taste of the sauce harmonizes perfectly with juicy chicken fillet with a crispy crust and makes the dish incredibly tasty.

Nugget sauce: recipe with mayonnaise

When there is very little time left to prepare a dish, and guests are already approaching, mayonnaise will come to the rescue. It also makes a good sauce for nuggets, which many consider a homemade alternative to tartar. To prepare it you will need only three ingredients: mayonnaise, pickled cucumber and dill (fresh or dried).

First, squeeze 3-4 tablespoons of mayonnaise into a small bowl. Then cut the cucumber into small cubes and chop the dill. Mix all the ingredients together, after which the seasoning can be served with the nuggets.

Traditional sweet and sour sauce

The preparation of this delicious sauce takes place in two stages. First, onion, garlic (3 cloves), and grated ginger (1 tablespoon) are fried in vegetable oil (40 ml). Sauté the ingredients for about 10 minutes or until they are soft.

At the same time, vinegar (60 ml), sugar (90 g), soy sauce (2 tablespoons) and a tablespoon of starch are brought to a boil in a saucepan. Tomato paste (½ cup) is also added here. When the mixture boils, add fried vegetables. Now we can assume that the sauce for homemade nuggets is ready. All that remains is to cool it to room temperature and you can serve it. Sweet and sour seasoning based on soy sauce goes well not only with nuggets, but also with fried chicken wings.

Recipe for creamy sauce for nuggets with sour cream

Even gourmets will enjoy the delicate creamy sauce with spicy Dijon mustard grains. It turns out so tasty that you can serve it not only with nuggets, but also with French fries and other dishes.

To prepare the dish, you need to grind the cream cheese (150 g) well in a bowl, then add sour cream (50 ml), a tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and salt. All ingredients must be thoroughly mixed, after which the seasoning can be served with the nuggets. If desired, you can also add any herbs, for example, basil, dill, parsley, etc. This will make the sauce taste even more interesting.

What flavor do you like most: hot, spicy, sweet, sour, piquant, or maybe creamy, cheesy or garlicky?

Whichever option you choose, from our recipe you will learn how to make a tasty, aromatic and, most importantly, natural sauce for chicken nuggets! We offer you as many as eight ways to prepare this must-have topping for poultry dishes, and which one to choose is up to you.

Garlic sauce for chicken nuggets

Let's start, perhaps, with the classics. Who doesn't love the piquant and rich taste of garlic that brings back memories of grandma's garden? And if you add a secret ingredient to this sauce, which is tomatoes, you will receive a sea of ​​compliments from your household and guests.

Ingredients

• Garlic – 4 cloves;
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs. medium size;
• Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp;
• Vegetable oil - to taste;
• Ground black pepper - to taste;
• Salt - to taste.

How to make a flavorful garlic sauce for chicken nuggets

1. We pour boiling water over the tomatoes to remove the skin, and then rub them through a sieve.
2. Squeeze the garlic through a press, and then grind it with salt.
3. Mix garlic, mashed with salt, mashed tomatoes, mayonnaise and a little vegetable oil in a deep bowl. Add a little ground black pepper. Mix everything well and pour into a gravy boat.

If you are preparing the sauce in the warm season, then add chopped herbs to it, then the topping will become even more aromatic.

Cheese sauce for chicken nuggets

Ingredients

• Gouda cheese – 100 g + -
• Processed cheese - 100 g + -
• — 300 ml + -
• - to taste + -
• - to taste + -

How to make cheese sauce for chicken pieces step by step

1. Grind the Gouda cheese on a fine grater, mix it with the melted cheese and transfer the mixture to a saucepan or deep frying pan and place on low heat.
2. Add cream to the cheese mixture and cook our aromatic sauce, stirring it constantly until it boils.
3. When the sauce comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture becomes thick. If you've tried cheese sauce, then you should be familiar with its ideal consistency.
4. Add salt and black pepper to taste to the thickened sauce, mix, pour the topping into a saucepan. Serve cooled.

BBQ sauce for chicken nuggets

Anyone who has never tried this spicy sauce has missed out on a lot. It is usually eaten together with grilled meat, sausages and shish kebab, but it will turn out just as good with chicken nuggets - we assure you!

The only thing is that you will have to work hard to find Worcestershire sauce, which is part of the topping, because without it you won’t be able to achieve the real rich taste of barbecue.

Ingredients

• Onions – 1 pc. medium size;
• Garlic – 2 cloves;
• Tomato paste – 200 g;
• Mustard – 30 g;
• Worcestershire sauce – 50 g;
• Ground ginger - a pinch;
• Salt - to taste.

How to make real homemade BBQ sauce for nuggets

1. We finely chop the onion and then fry it until golden brown in vegetable oil.
2. When the onion acquires a beautiful “gilding”, add tomato paste, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, finely chopped garlic and ground ginger to the pan. Cook the mixture over low heat for about ten to twelve minutes until the desired consistency is achieved.
3. At the end of cooking, add salt and black pepper to taste.
4. Cool and serve with nuggets or any meat dish.

Mustard sauce for nuggets and other chicken dishes

Those who love mustard will surely love the recipe for this hot sauce with a beautiful yellow color. Its taste perfectly complements the juicy nuggets. Don't believe me? Try it yourself!

Ingredients

• Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.;
• Mustard – 2 tbsp;
• Honey – 1 tbsp;
• Garlic – 2 cloves;
• Olive oil – 1-2 tbsp;
• Ground black pepper - to taste;
• Salt - to taste.

How to make hot mustard sauce for chicken nuggets

1. Take the eggs and separate the yolks from the whites. We don’t need the whites, so we simply put them in the refrigerator to later use for preparing other dishes.
2. Beat the yolks with a whisk or fork along with mustard, honey and squeezed garlic.
3. When the mass becomes homogeneous, add olive oil, pouring it in a thin stream. Please note that ideally our sauce should thicken with further whisking, so the amount of butter may vary depending on what consistency you prefer.
4. Whisk the sauce until it reaches the desired thickness, then add salt and ground pepper to taste.

Sweet and sour sauce for deep-fried nuggets

If you've ever been to a Chinese restaurant, you've probably tried the traditional sauce that is added to meat dishes in this country. We invite you to create a similar masterpiece at home and serve it with fried nuggets. It will turn out incredibly delicious!

Ingredients

• Natural apple juice – 150 ml;
• Soy sauce – 15 ml;
• Ketchup – 50 g;
• Ginger root – 2 cm;
• Garlic – 2 cloves;
• Sugar – 1 tbsp;
• Starch – 1 tbsp;
• Vegetable oil - for frying;
• Ground black pepper - to taste;
• Salt - to taste.

Making sweet and sour sauce for chicken at home

1. Peel the ginger root and grate it.
2. Finely chop the garlic.
3. Pour a little vegetable oil into the bottom of a small saucepan and fry the garlic and ginger in it for a couple of minutes.
4. Add 50 ml of water, apple juice, soy sauce, ketchup and sugar to the saucepan. Mix everything thoroughly.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for about seven minutes.
6. While the sauce is cooking, dilute the starch in a small amount of water (about two tablespoons), and then pour it into the sauce.
7. Remove our sweet and sour sauce from the heat when it thickens. Add a little salt and ground black pepper to taste, mix, and serve.

This topping can be consumed both hot and cold as a bite with nuggets.

Pepper sauce for chicken nuggets

And this is another variation of the sauce for lovers of spicy taste. The amazing combination of delicate cream with the spiciness of black pepper simply drives you crazy. And how wonderfully such a sauce goes with poultry is simply beyond words!

Ingredients

• Onion – 1 pc.;
• Cream 20% fat – 100 ml;
• Coarsely ground black pepper – 10 g;
• Vegetable oil for frying;
• Salt - to taste.

How to make creamy pepper sauce for poultry fillet nuggets

1. Take a small ladle, pour a little vegetable oil into the bottom and fry coarsely ground black pepper in it. By the way, if you don’t find it in the store, just take black peas (but not sweet peas) and grind them with a mortar.
2. One or two minutes after the pepper, add onions to the ladle, which we chop very finely. The finer it is, the more homogeneous the sauce will be. Fry the onion and pepper for about five minutes.
3. Now pour the cream into the onions and peppers and bring the mixture to a boil, remembering to stir it constantly.
4. When the sauce boils, reduce the heat to low and cook our topping until it thickens. Add salt to taste.
5. Remove from heat, cool and serve.

Unusual berry sauce for serving with chicken nuggets

If you're already tired of regular sauces and want something that will make your guests gasp, don't pass by this recipe. We will make a sour berry sauce that goes perfectly with crispy nuggets and gives the dish a special “zest”.

Ingredients

• Cranberries or lingonberries – 450 g;
• Orange – 1 pc.;
• Honey – 2 tbsp. l.;
• Olive oil – for frying;
• Sugar - to taste;
• Salt - to taste.

How to make juicy berry sauce for chicken

1. Remove the zest from the orange, chop it finely, and then fry in olive oil heated in a frying pan for five minutes.
2. Squeeze orange juice into a separate container, add honey and fresh berries.
3. Transfer our orange-berry mixture into a frying pan, mix with the zest, and then simmer over low heat for about a quarter of an hour.
4. At the end of cooking, taste the sauce and add a little salt and sugar to taste.

Mushroom sauce for golden chicken nuggets

Well, let's finish our collection of recipes for toppings for fried chicken pieces with a wonderful mushroom sauce made from champignons. While it’s cooking, there will be such a wonderful aroma in the kitchen that the whole family will probably come running to see what’s so delicious you’re cooking there.

Ingredients

• Fresh champignons – 100 g;
• Onions – 0.5 pcs.;
• Cream 20% fat – 150 ml;
• Vegetable oil - for frying;
• Ground black pepper - to taste;
• Salt - to taste.

How to properly prepare aromatic mushroom sauce for juicy nuggets

1. Wash the champignons, dry them, chop them finely and fry in vegetable oil for about ten minutes.
2. Add chopped onions to the mushrooms and fry for another five minutes.
3. Pour the cream into the pan, stir and cook the sauce over low heat until it reaches a thick consistency. Don't forget to stir.
4. At the end of cooking, add salt and black pepper to taste and desire.

Delicious sauce for chicken nuggets with added mushrooms is ready! Bon appetit!