Fried Chicken Sandwich

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Put chicken thighs into a bowl.
  2. 2Put chicken thighs into a bowl.
  3. 3Put chicken thighs into a bowl.
  4. 4Cover the chicken with buttermilk, a little bit of your favorite hot sauce, and a little bit of pickle juice.
  5. 5Cover the chicken with buttermilk, a little bit of your favorite hot sauce, and a little bit of pickle juice.
  6. 6Cover the chicken with buttermilk, a little bit of your favorite hot sauce, and a little bit of pickle juice.
  7. 7Prepare two bowls of flour and season them the same way.
  8. 8Prepare two bowls of flour and season them the same way.
  9. 9Prepare two bowls of flour and season them the same way.
  10. 10Add a little bit of cayenne, paprika, onion powder, salt, and a tablespoon of baking soda to each bowl of flour.
  11. 11Add a little bit of cayenne, paprika, onion powder, salt, and a tablespoon of baking soda to each bowl of flour.
  12. 12Add a little bit of cayenne, paprika, onion powder, salt, and a tablespoon of baking soda to each bowl of flour.
  13. 13Add beer or soda water to one of the bowls of flour until it looks like batter.
  14. 14Add beer or soda water to one of the bowls of flour until it looks like batter.
  15. 15Add beer or soda water to one of the bowls of flour until it looks like batter.
  16. 16Take the chicken thighs out of the buttermilk and drop them in the dry flour, then into the batter, and then back into the dry flour, repeating the dry-wet-dry process.
  17. 17Take the chicken thighs out of the buttermilk and drop them in the dry flour, then into the batter, and then back into the dry flour, repeating the dry-wet-dry process.
  18. 18Take the chicken thighs out of the buttermilk and drop them in the dry flour, then into the batter, and then back into the dry flour, repeating the dry-wet-dry process.
  19. 19Get a pot of oil and bring it up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  20. 20Get a pot of oil and bring it up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  21. 21Get a pot of oil and bring it up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  22. 22Fry the chicken thighs.
  23. 23Fry the chicken thighs.
  24. 24Fry the chicken thighs.
  25. 25Get some purple cabbage and slice it thin.
  26. 26Get some purple cabbage and slice it thin.
  27. 27Get some purple cabbage and slice it thin.
  28. 28Put the sliced cabbage in a bowl.
  29. 29Put the sliced cabbage in a bowl.
  30. 30Put the sliced cabbage in a bowl.
  31. 31Add a couple of tablespoons of mayo, a splash of vinegar, salt, and a tablespoon of grainy mustard with seeds to the cabbage.
  32. 32Add a couple of tablespoons of mayo, a splash of vinegar, salt, and a tablespoon of grainy mustard with seeds to the cabbage.
  33. 33Add a couple of tablespoons of mayo, a splash of vinegar, salt, and a tablespoon of grainy mustard with seeds to the cabbage.
  34. 34Prepare the sauce with equal parts butter and sriracha in a pot.
  35. 35Prepare the sauce with equal parts butter and sriracha in a pot.
  36. 36Prepare the sauce with equal parts butter and sriracha in a pot.
  37. 37Cook the sauce down until the butter melts, and maybe add a little more sriracha.
  38. 38Cook the sauce down until the butter melts, and maybe add a little more sriracha.
  39. 39Cook the sauce down until the butter melts, and maybe add a little more sriracha.
  40. 40Toast a potato bun.
  41. 41Toast a potato bun.
  42. 42Toast a potato bun.
  43. 43Take the chicken out of the oil and directly into the sauce.
  44. 44Take the chicken out of the oil and directly into the sauce.
  45. 45Take the chicken out of the oil and directly into the sauce.
  46. 46Put slaw on the bottom of the toasted bun.
  47. 47Put slaw on the bottom of the toasted bun.
  48. 48Put slaw on the bottom of the toasted bun.
  49. 49Put the sauced chicken on top of the slaw.
  50. 50Put the sauced chicken on top of the slaw.
  51. 51Put the sauced chicken on top of the slaw.
  52. 52Add more slaw on top of the chicken.
  53. 53Add more slaw on top of the chicken.
  54. 54Add more slaw on top of the chicken.
  55. 55Place the top of the bun on the sandwich.
  56. 56Place the top of the bun on the sandwich.
  57. 57Place the top of the bun on the sandwich.

Ingredients

  • chicken thighs
  • chicken thighs
  • chicken thighs
  • buttermilk
  • buttermilk
  • buttermilk
  • hot sauce
  • hot sauce
  • hot sauce
  • pickle juice
  • pickle juice
  • pickle juice
  • flour
  • flour
  • flour
  • cayenne
  • cayenne
  • cayenne
  • paprika
  • paprika
  • paprika
  • onion powder
  • onion powder
  • onion powder
  • salt
  • salt
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • beer or soda water
  • beer or soda water
  • beer or soda water
  • oil
  • oil
  • oil
  • purple cabbage
  • purple cabbage
  • purple cabbage
  • 2 tablespoons mayo
  • 2 tablespoons mayo
  • 2 tablespoons mayo
  • vinegar
  • vinegar
  • vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon grainy mustard with seeds
  • 1 tablespoon grainy mustard with seeds
  • 1 tablespoon grainy mustard with seeds
  • butter
  • butter
  • butter
  • sriracha
  • sriracha
  • sriracha
  • potato bun
  • potato bun
  • potato bun

Equipment

bowlpotknifetongs

Tips

  • Leave the chicken in the buttermilk mixture for a day or two for ideal results.