Fried Chicken Sandwich
Fried Chicken Sandwich
If you're missing a certain chicken sandwich from a certain popular fast food restaurant that is closed on Sundays, then look no further than this copycat Chick-fil-A recipe.
Prep Time
1
hour
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
4
Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1/2 cup pickle juice
- 1 1/2 cup milk, separated
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 hamburger buns
- butter
- dill pickle slices
- 1 1/2 cup neutral oil, such as canola or vegetable oil
Directions
- Cut chicken breasts into 6-ounce portions.
- Using a meat tenderizer, pound the chicken breasts until they are at an even thickness.
- In a large bowl, combine pickle juice and 1/2 cup milk.
- Quickly stir together.
- Add chicken and marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Drain the chicken.
- In a large Dutch oven or cast iron skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- The oil temperature should be about 375 degrees.
- While oil is heating up, whisk together remaining 1 cup milk and the egg.
- In a separate bowl or zip-top bag, add flour, powdered sugar, salt and pepper.
- Mix together until well combined.
- Dip chicken breasts in flour mixture.
- Coat well.
- Add chicken to milk and egg mixture, coat well.
- Re-dredge chicken in the flour mixture.
- Coat well.
- Add chicken to oil and cook until chicken is golden brown on both sides and at an internal temperature of 165 degrees, about 8 minutes.
- Flip chicken halfway through.
- Remove chicken from skillet and pat off excess oil using paper towels.
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter hamburger buns.
- Place buns on oven and toast until light brown, about 5 minutes.
- Assemble sandwiches.
- Add Pickle slices to bottom bun, then add chicken.
- Top with mayonnaise, tomato, lettuce or cheese if desired.
- Serve with waffle fries and lemonade.