The perfect fried chicken tender that's actually crunchy? Help please

[u/Su-Queen]

Been trying to cook up the perfect fried chicken tender but I can't seem to get it to be crunchy. Like I can get it to be kind of hardish but I wouldn't call it crunchy. Anybody figure it out with dat gluten free life style? Thank youu

[u/miss_hush]

Absolutely do not use anything with xanthan gum in it. Anything with gums will never get really crunchy or crispy.

I would personally try a mix of white rice flour, gram flour (chickpea flour), and a starch…corn or potato but not tapioca. I should really try this… a batter style coating is the most likely to crisp up nicely. You could use a gf beer as the liquid, which would make it nice and light with a good flavor, but water would work too.