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Ultimate Pickle Fried Chicken Sandwich

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Ultimate Pickle Fried Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients

Chicken Cutlet:

  • 1 ½ cup heavy cream
  • ¾ cup pickle brine
  • 4 chicken cutlets equal to about 1lb
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • Oil for frying

Funky pickle mayo:

  • 1½ cups mayo
  • ½ cup pickles, minced
  • 2 tbsp anchovies, minced

Sandwich:

  • 2 burger buns
  • 1 cup arugula
  • Mustard pickles

Directions

For the Chicken cutlet:

  1. Mix heavy cream and pickle brine together in a bowl, or small pan. Submerge chicken cutlets and set in the fridge for 6-12 hours.
  2. Mix flour, corn starch, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika to make flour dredge.
  3. Heat about 2” of oil in a high-walled frying pan (enough to mostly cover the cutlets) to 350°F.
  4. Remove 1 cutlet at a time from marinade and toss in flour dredge. Transfer immediately to frying oil.
  5. Fry cutlets, 2 at a time, for about 6-8 minutes. Gently flip and fry for 2-3 more minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
  6. Remove from oil and set on a wire rack, or paper towel lined tray. Season lightly with salt.

To assemble the Sandwich:

  1. Mix the minced pickles, mayonnaise and anchovies to make funky pickle mayo.
  2. Spoon funky pickle mayo on both sides of the bun.
  3. Top with arugula, fried chicken, mustard pickles and enjoy!