The other night I ran out of breadcrumbs to crumb the chicken strips I was making for dinner which led to this post to share with you other things you can use to crumb your chicken, fish, beef, vegetables in.
After post the crumbed chicken strips on Facebook and Instagram where I had used corn flakes, the lovely community came back with other great things you can crumb with. I’m actually looking forward to trying some of these.
When I crumb I use the three step method which is: – dust in flour (anytype), dip in egg wash (egg and milk whisked together), then press into the crumb.
You can also use greek yoghut or mayonnaise in place of the egg wash.
You wither bake or shallow fry your crumbed food.
- Corn Flake Crumbs – simply process cornflakes until they resemble a crumb or crush with your hands for a chunkier crumb.
- Coconut Crumb
- Cornflakes and Cheese
- Corn Chips – I hear cheese flavoured D’Oritos are good.
- Dry French Onion soup mix
- Herb Vegetable Seasoning
- Oats and Rosemary (or other fresh herbs) processed together
- Jatz Biscuits – crumble up
- Polenta
- Gluten Free alternative breadcrumb mix
What other things have you used to crumb your meat and vegetables? Leave them in the comments below.
rice bubbles are good too.
Yes rice bubbles – perfect.
Love the idea of mayo instead of egg wash… my son is anaphylatic to egg and dairy and just using soy milk doesnt quite cut it. We have a egg amd dairy free mayo we can use so will give that a try. Thanks!
That’s great you have found a new alternative.
Matza meal!
I like to make my meatloaf with Nacho Cheese Doritos. Not very healthy but yummy!
Sage and onion stuffing
I love using stuffing mix, has all the seasoning already added, great for chicken parmigiana
Smash potato mix
Almond meal…its gluten free and so yummy
Perfect with chicken.
Ground nuts are great, my favorite are almonds.
Great idea.
Rivita biscuits or salt and vinegar chips also
Bran flakes!!!
Crunchy nut corn flakes
Great suggestion.
Salt and vinegar chips make a great crumb for fish.
Thanks Nat!
Almond meal is GREAT and it is lower carb & sugar.
High in Calcium, Vitamin E and Magnesium!
Almond Meal/Flour is great.
Low in carbs and sugar.
High in Calcium, Vitamin and Magnesium!
I want to use your suggestion with the almond flour. Should I use eggs and almond flour? Thx.
Yes still use the egg wash step and then press into the almond meal.
Can i use cous cous in meat patty mix I’ve got no bread crumbs left! Or what’s a good alternative?
Hi Sheree, crushed biscuits like sao’s or jatz work well or process bread.
Yes you can, just cook it first and add a little less than you would for crumbs
A packet of “Cheds” or “Country Cheese” savoury biscuits processed finely make a good crumb for chicken breast strips, there is enough oil in the biscuits that you can bake them in the oven making the crumb even crunchier.
I had a box of stove top stuffing, I used the rolling pin and smashed it all up, it was soooo good! Now I use it on meatloaf all the time ..it really adds extra flavour.
I will be trying that for sure. Sounds great
I use any gluten free cracker that has been sitting in the cabinet uneaten. I just blend them until breadcrumb consistency. Marys nut crackers are a get one!
I love doing that too! I get all of my stale leftover GF crackers and grind them up – I use them to crumb coat chicken, to top casseroles, even crisp them up in a pan with olive oil and garlic then stir through GF pasta for a simple breadcrumb style pasta dish – top with Parmesan.
Falafel mix or crushed garbanzo
wheat germ (plain not honey) has a nutty flavor.
Thanks for the alternatives to use instead of breadcrumbs. Can you tell me if I can use semolina,please
Yes I’m sure you can, I haven’t tried myself but it would come out nice and crunchy.
Pork Rinds
Hi,
Can I use wholewheat flour instead of breadcrumbs, in lamb meatballs?
Tk u
Anne
Yes you can.
I always mix in about 50% panko with my bread crumbs. It makes the most deadly chicken strips known to man in the deep fryer, with big explosive crisp exterior that sounds like you’re eating potato chips.
Just make sure you use a digital thermometer and pull the chicken out as soon as it hits 165 degrees F.
Extreme recommend home-made honey mustard dipping sauce also. Just start with some mayo (real mayo not miracle whip), and mix in a 50/50 ratio of honey and dijon mustard. Keep adding a small amount of each until you reach your optimal flavour.
Good luck out there. Have a nice day.