Cereal Fried Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

3-4 chicken breasts, chopped into bite-sized pieces
4 cups Cheerios (or generic O cereal)
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp red chili pepper flakes
1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
oil for frying

Directions

1. Set oil in a large, deep skillet on medium to medium-high heat to begin warming.
2. Place cereal in a gallon-sized ziploc bag. Place that bag into a second bag. 
3. Use a rolling pin or a large glass bottle to roll over the bag of cereal to crush. Most of the cereal should be crushed, but some larger pieces are good for crunchiness.
4. Open the ziploc bags and add garlic powder, ginger, and chili flakes. Close the bag and shake to mix.
5. In a small bowl, mix milk and eggs. 
6. Working with a few bite-sized pieces of chicken at a time, coat them in the egg/milk mixture. Then add them into the bag with the cereal mix, close, and shake to coat. Pull the pieces out by hand and add them to the hot oil to fry.
7. Keep an eye on the chicken as it fries, but you can usually start getting the second batch of chicken nuggets coated. I often have one set in the pan, one coating in egg/milk, and one in the bag of cereal.
8. Pull the chicken out using a slotted spoon to drain excess oil as it turns a golden brown. Place it on a cooling rack sitting over paper towels to drain.

Tips

1. Can be served hot or cold. Great for picnics.
2. In general, I would avoid using the multi-grain or honey-nut versions because of their sweetness. However, you may be able to use the multi-grain version if you are working with a slightly less savory recipe like chicken and waffles (which people often eat with syrup).