Salty Mama

We're in the south!  We like to douse our food in sauce!  Usually after we've fried it!  LOL  All the sauces in the stores are high in sodium.  So we made our own!  Our local Harris Teeter sells a sauce made by Smithfield's Chicken and BBQ (http://www.scnbnc.com/) that IS low in sodium.  The vinegar based sauce is very low in sodium!  I want to say it's around 30mg per serving. We mix that with some no salt added ketchup and local honey (support your local beekeepers!) Mix the ingredients to taste and add some paprika to enhance the taste.  This makes an amazing red sauce that is almost 0mg per serving!  We use it on grilled chicken thighs, pulled Boston butt pork, pork chops, and many other recipes.  We keep it on hand for any occasion!

We love to make low sodium chicken nuggets!  We purchase boneless, skinless chicken breasts.  Make sure they are the normal sodium levels before purchasing!  Remember, the large plump breasts are most likely injected with salt water and NOT what you need!  The ones below are what we usually get - they are around 85mg a serving. Now, we cut these up into chunks.....  Actually my husband does, because I don't like touching raw meat ;)  And we soak them in milk.  While they soak, I warmed the cast iron pan in the oven and made a bowl of Panko bread crumbs. We love these things!  They are 0mg per serving and can be used for so much!  We use them in meat loafs, breading on fried foods, etc. So, back to the recipe :)  Once the bowl is ready, pull the cast iron out of the oven and put about a half inch of oil in the bottom.  Most oils are 0mg, so choose the one you like :) Now, take the chicken chunks and coat them in the Panko bread crumbs and drop them in the oil.  Cook t