Pastrami Wrapped BBQ Chicken Fingers are perfectly moist and bursting with flavor – a treat for adults and kids alike!
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If you’re a fellow kosher-keeper, I’m sure you’ve experienced something similar to what I had last week. You’re in a non-Kosher store, looking at a unique and delicious looking food product. You look for the hechsher (kosher certification) on the front, then the back. You don’t see it, so you look again. And again. As if scrutinizing the package could somehow make it magically become Kosher. Sigh.
The world of Kosher food has made massive advancements in the last couple of years, but when it comes to artisanal, cool ingredients, something was always lacking. And even those that are certified kosher? They’ve always been difficult to find.
Until now.
The founders of Crafted Kosher have opened doors to kosher consumers that make it easier than ever before. The idea? Gather together all of the delicious, artisanal, unusual or hard to find ingredients that just happen to be kosher and sell them all from one convenient online store. Now, you don’t need to scrutinize packages and hope for a certification that isn’t there – not only is everything kosher, but the certification is clearly listed on every product page!
When I visited Baltimore for a demo back in December, I was lucky enough to visit the Crafted Kosher headquarters. I’m sorry to invoke such an overused cliche, but…ever heard the expression “like a kid in a candy store?” That. Was. Me. I walked through their warehouse with my eyes wide. I’m sure the excitement was evident on my face. I left there with a box of goodies and a ton of new ideas for recipes using the cool things I had discovered.
Want to win your own box of goodies? Keep reading!
Some of the treats I got to take home with me? Colorful popcorn (I’m saving it for a special occasion!), red pepper vinegar (you have got to try this in my Roasted Red Pepper Dip?!), and this bourbon barrel aged BBQ sauce! Uhm, yum.
One of my favorite goodies that I took home with me was Rufus Teague Whiskey Maple Barbecue Sauce. You guys know how much I adore anything maple flavored – so I couldn’t resist using it to create an awesome new bbq chicken fingers recipe. These fingers are kept moist and delicious by the pastrami wrappers, and they burst with flavor thanks to the amazing BBQ sauce. (No jokes. Definitely my new favorite BBQ sauce.)
Whether you serve these as a weeknight supper (your kids will thank me!), a shabbos appetizer, or the perfect addition to your purim menu (yay for finger food!), I guarantee that these BBQ Chicken Fingers will be a huge hit.
Don’t forget to scroll past the recipe for your chance to win $250!
- 1½ lb chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
- ½ cup Whiskey Maple BBQ Sauce* (see note)
- 12 ounces (2 standard packages) sliced pastrami
- ½ cup flour
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Whiskey Maple BBQ Sauce* (see note)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon mustard (preferably spicy brown)
- 1½ cups bread crumbs
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Whiskey Maple BBQ Sauce* (see note)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Cut chicken breast into fingers and place in a bowl. Add ½ cup of barbecue sauce and toss until all chicken is coated.
- Carefully wrap a slice of pastrami around each chicken finger and place on tray (end side down). Repeat with remaining fingers and pastrami.
- Prepare the breading station: place flour in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, mayonnaise, ¼ cup barbecue sauce, salt, hot sauce, garlic and mustard until smooth. Set aside.
- Line a second baking sheet with parchment paper and spray it well.
- In another medium bowl, whisk together bread crumbs, brown sugar and salt. Set aside.
- Working carefully to ensure the pastrami doesn't get unwrapped, dip each chicken finger into flour, then into the egg mixture, and finally into the breadcrumbs mixture. Place finger onto prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining fingers. Do not overcrowd the pan - use a second pan if you don't have enough space.
- Spray the tops of each finger well with spray oil or non-stick spray.
- Bake at 400 for 10 minutes, then turn each finger over, spray it again, and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Combine mayo and barbecue sauce in a small bowl and stir until combined. Serve with chicken.
*Note: I used the Whiskey Maple flavored barbecue sauce, but I’m sure it would work well with one of the others, so pick your favorite!
Plan Ahead: These freeze nicely in an airtight container. To reheat, lay them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake, uncovered, until heated through.
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Love Rufus Teague! We buy it in Wegman’s in PA during the summer.
Would love to try some of those soup/stew mixes!
How can I possibly pick one item? I love baking and I am always looking for new things to test run in my kitchen. There are so many things I want to try
Would love to try the Crafted Kosher soup mixes!
this recipe looks divine and cant wait to try it!!!
thank you Miriam for such an awesome blog where you encourage ppl to their taste to their limits:)
I want the beef jerky strips and soup and stew mixes. They look great
Popcorn!
This sounds awesome!!
this looks as delicious as so many of your other recipes my family has enjoyed. Can’t wait to try it
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omg hard to choose one thing! I like the coconut flour, the just gourmet cooking rubs, truffle oil, nut rubs??? umm I think I need to stop though I would LOVE to win the GC and I will IMYH tell you all about the stuff I tried!
I would definitely buy D’Lola Alto Cochina Mexican Sauces! I live in Texas, so I totally love authentic Mexican flavors.
Yum! Cant wait to try these.
looks like a cool store
I would love to try the Maple BBQ sauce and all that chocolate!
I can sooo relate to that experience. The worst was in Savannah, Georgia- the speciality items they have around are so drool worthy.
Wow this looks amazing!!! Entering the contest!!!
looks delicious and there are so many interesting things on the crafted kosher site that would be great to try.
Recipe sounds delicious!! Hope I win!
Looks good!!!
OMG!!!! Anything on the site! Especially the “Sauces etc” section….so much room for creativity
Okay, so first I clicked to see what cheeses they had, and they said “coming soon” which made me sad because I love cheese and I want it now, not soon! But anyway, there are lots of awesome goodies so I would probably get a bunch of the BEQUETS CARAMELS GOURMET ARTISAN CARAMEL cuz hellooooooo yum and also the FERN CREEK MILK CHOCOLATE ALMOND TOFFEES and HAMMOND’S CANDIES BRITTLE CRISPS because brittle is awesome and it’s so hard to eat just a little when it comes in such big pieces. Basically, anything with caramel, or nuts, or nuts and caramel. It’s all on my good list. Then I finally dragged myself away from the candy section and decided I might get the BIRCH BENDERS GLUTEN FREE PANCAKE & WAFFLE MIX as a present for a GF friend, and I might try beef jerky and salmon jerky because I heard they’re good. And if I had any money leftover after all that, then I’d figure it out. I’m sure it wouldn’t go to waste. 😉 Seriously, I can totally understand the kid in a candy store factor. Wow.
I hope I win…. ; )
Yum they look so good!!
Looks so yum!
Popcorn looks fun
Everything looks so good its hard to choose!
Looks Heaven!!
Love baking and cooking all day would love to have more options and a larger variety of items to use!
Sounds like an amazing idea!
Wow such an amazing site. There are so many things I would love to try. I love the you love fruit leathers. The chia bars look good as do those mixes. The aufschnitts beef jerky is delicious. I would love to taste the other ones. There are so many great products!
YUMMMM!!! This looks awesome!! I have to try it! And I would LOVE to win the gift card to crafted kosher. They have such cool stuff!!
Looks delish!
Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste
How can you ensure the pastrami doesn’t get unwrapped?
I would love to try the NIELSEN-MASSEY MADAGASCAR BOURBON BEAN PASTE I’ve heard so many good things about it!!!
Wow Miriam thank you for keeping us kosher foodies in the know! So excited to order some original gifts from crafted kosher. Hope I win!
Looks easy and kid friendly. Can’t wait to try it.
Where can I buy this barbecue sauce in NY!
Love anything with maple flavor
MINA HARISSA RED PEPPER SAUCE. is what I will buy first. always see it in recipe’s
The Mocafe spiced cocoa looks amazing!!!! Can’t wait to try it!!!
Would love to try this. Looks interesting.
Coconut secret products!!
I would want the…
COOKIE DOUGH BITES DESSERT BITES
HILLSIDE GOORGANIC CHEWY CANDIES
HAMMOND’S CANDIES TAFFY
SENSATIONAL SWEETS MICROWAVABLE PURIM CAKE
Would love to
Win the raw coconut crystals!!
I would love to try the bourbon bean paste!! The other products look great to.
Looks amazing!!
This recipe looks amazing !
I’ve tried some of their products.. The soup mixes are amazing.. I love getting them
Ive been dying to try the Black Bag muffin mixes- so that would be my first choice!
Would love breakfast items like pancake mix and muffin mix
Would love to try the beeef Jerky
Looks delicious!
looKs awesome!
I was impressed with the array of products craft kosher sells on their site , the pancake waffle mixes the tea ,the interesting appetizers and snacks ,it’s hard to choose what to try first
I checked out kosher crafted and would love to get the sun dried tomato ketchup, the carrot muffin mix and bunch of other great looking items! and this recipe looks like heaven. cant wait to eat it!!
I would buy the Eden Foods Chili and also the Sabatino Tartufi Truffle Salt.
The vanilla bean powder looks awesome.
HI, would love to see a store like that s in nj!
that beef jerky looks fab!!
Blood Orange vinegar? Wowza!
I love the Aufschnitt Beef Jerky products. I would love to try the Black Bag muffin and crumb mixes, as well as the Roland pickle products.
I would love to try the blood orange vinegar.
Looks amazing! Those soup and chowder mixes have caught my eye.
I would first try that Maple BBQ Sauce and the Mocafe Spiced Cocoa. Hop I win!!
All the Hammond candies and chocolates look really good.
Those chicken fingers look amazing! Can’t wait to make them!
I would love to buy some of the parsnip chips. I haven’t seen them before.
Popcorn!
Well, definitely the first thing I’d putchase would be this fantastic bbq sauce and then I’ll proceed to make this chicken as fast as I can! Chicken that’s flavorful and different, and doesn’t require frying? Now that’s what I like!
All the cool spices and vinegars and interesting cheeses
Wow! This store sounds unreal, can’t wait to try their stuff!
Love the look of the vanilla bean powder!!!
I’ve had the chocolate chips. They are delicious!
Burning Bush hot sauce!
Definitely some of the jams and preserves. I also want to try the Curley’s BBQ sauce.
Ill take one of everything:)
I loove Bakto Chocolateers Flavorings, and would totally buy some of those!
Can’t wait to try these
I would love to try the soup mixes.
Would like to try the chicken fingers.
Thanks!
I am ll for trying to try new spices.
SO COOL!!!! I want to try the Natural Sins Baked Crisps- All 4 flavors!!!
http://www.craftedkosher.com/collections/gifts/products/bequet-caramels
i could probably use $250 just of these!
http://www.craftedkosher.com/collections/gifts/products/bequet-caramels
could probably deal with $250 of these!
i would love to order some of my mishloach manos – looks beautiful
Would love to try that BBQ sauce! There are a lot of new items we would try.. Looks great!
I would spend the entire amount on a variety of the gourmet breakfast items, like the pancake mix and the maple syrup, and make all of my neighbors an amazing breakfast as a surprise!
COOL!
Yum ! Would love to win a gift card and try new things .
There is a big verity of things I’d love to buy
I would like to try all the Savannah Bee Honey Artisanal Honeys!
Chocolate and Caramels. the important things in life…
There is so many delicious items!!! it is hard to pick one coming from a fellow Kosher Gal! LOL But OY! I would love the VOILA! HALLAH EGG BREAD MIXES, and some jams! I am drooling!!! Thank you for the chance!
I would buy some of the beef sticks.
I would love to win. They have so many great products to try. I would love to try the blood orange vinegar and the vanilla bean powder.
Looks good!!!
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I would love to get nifty spices!
Yum beef jerky!
this sounds YUM!!! i can’t wait to try it
Beef jerky!
Would love to win!
I’d love the candy in their candy section
All the products look amazing! I wouldn’t mind gift sets to give on Purim
I would love to buy the D’Lola Alto Cochina Mexican Sauces – sounds yummy and interesting!
I would get the organic pancake and waffle mix
I would love to try some of the different seasonings and specialty salts, and an assortment of caramels just for me
What a fantastic selection of foods. I’d start with BIRCH BENDERS PALEO PANCAKE & WAFFLE MIX and KOZLOWSKI FARMS SYRUPS & SAUCES.
Can’t wait to try this recipe tonight!
I’d like the Sable & Rosenfeld Bruschetta. YUM!
So many great choices. The BROOKLYN BEAN HOT COCOA looks awesome and the coconut crystals
Can’t wait to check out this website! (And have you seen me doing that with new products-turning them over and over in hopes of finding a hechsher? I’m always hoping maybe I just missed it!)
Black bag extra dark chocolate chunks to use in Miriam Pascal’s chocolate chocolate chunk cookies!
These looks amazing!! Would love to try the BBQ sauce
I WANT ALL OF IT! BUt I’d lovee to try the LA RUSTICHELLA TRUFFLE PATE!
I really love the candy assortment as well as the cheeses
I would love the DRIED FRUITS MISHLOACH MANOS WITH BAMBOO TRAY! It looks so yummy…
The sensational sweets pizzas look awesome!!!! 🙂
Also, would love to order beautiful mishloach manot for some special recipients! 🙂
Thank you for the contest! 🙂
I would buy the Coconut Secret Alive Coconut Oil and the De La Rosa Organic Italian White Wine Vinegar.
the black bag mixes are great for use all the time
I love the candy selection
the bbq sauce
i love crafted soup mix and bbq sauce
Thanks for the recipe and for introducing me to Crafting Kosher!
awesome giveaway!
I would love to try some of the soups
So much deliciousness!
Accidentally posted without specifics! Love the sauces and the cooksimple meals – would be so nice to have yummy healthy kosher food that I can make easily! (Obviously, it’s why I follow this blog! 😉 )
My kids would love them.
Sounds yum! Have to find the right bbq sauce and try it. Luv that it’s baked
I’d love to try the Deluxe Jerky Mishloach Manos Basket!
The grilling sauces & the aufsnitts
OMG! I’ve been looking for a kosher fish sauce so I could try some Thai food! I have so many recipes but I heard that without the sauce you are missing out. Red Boat Fish Sauce, I’m glad I finally found you!
OMG! I’ve been looking for a kosher fish sauce so I could try some Thai food! I have so many recipes but I heard that without the sauce you are missing out. Red Boat Fish Sauce, I’m glad I finally found you!
I would love to try the meal kits. They have so many great sounding kits.
Dried fruit looks delish! I’m so excited you told us about this site!
Any of the caramels or toffee… Dare I hope they are cholov yisroel?
All your products look amazing!! Since I’m on a gluten free diet, I’m super excited to try out the gluten free section!
The soup mixes! I could eat soup every day. And popcorn is also a staple of my diet and it looks so good.
So many amazing things to choose from. I think I would start with the Tourangelle Nut Oils and go from there.
The chocolate pizzas look delicious for eating right away, and the Nielsen-Massey extracts are great for baking.
I really can understand why you said “kid in a candy store” I’ve been drooling all over my keyboard! Jams, Popcorn, candy pizzas, hot sauces, dried fruit, siracha coconut oil. What to choose?!
Love maple everything…looks like a winning recipe.
BBQ wrapped chicken is perfect for appetizer for Yuntif lunch.
This recipe looks awesome!!! Since I don’t use grain flour, do you think almond or coconut flour would work well as a substitute? Thanks!