Better Than Your Fav Chicken Sandwich
extra crispy fried chicken breast on a brioche bun with sriracha mayo & candied jalepenos
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or 2 chicken breast pounded and cut in half
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 cup sparkling water
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tbsp kosher salt or to taste
- 2 tsp black pepper or to taste
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- canola oil for frying (can be deep fried or shallow fried)
- 4 brioche or potato bun lightly toasted
For the sriracha mayo
- 2 tbsp mayo
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- To a bowl, add flour, cornstarch, more spices and seasonings
- Add ingredients for sriracha mayo to a bowl, mix, and refrigerate
- Using cleaned chicken, wrap chicken in plastic wrap or a ziplock & lightly pound chicken with a mallet or rolling pin
- Slice chicken breasts in half
- Add spices and seasonings
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites and sparkling water together until frothy
- Add egg white mixture to seasoned chicken, mix well, and marinate for 15 minutes on the counter top
- Heat oil in deep fryer or pan
- Dredge chicken in flour/cornstarch mixture, pressing the flour into the chicken making sure its completely coated and set aside
- Fry chicken for 8-10 minutes until light brown
- Allow chicken to cool on a wire rack about 10 minutes
- Fry chicken a 2nd time, 2-3 minutes until golden brown and extra crispy and drain on a wire rack
- Toast buns in pan with butter
- Assemble sandwich by adding toppings of choice and serve with hand-cut homemade fries or salad
- Enjoy!
Notes
The chicken can be deep fried or shallow fried.