# Crunchy Chicken Sandwich with Pesto and Burrata

A delicious crispy chicken sandwich with pesto, burrata, arugula and balsamic glaze.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 chicken breast
- 1 handful flour
- 1 egg
- 1 handful breadcrumbs
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 handful pistachios
- 0.5 lemon
- 1 handful basil
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 1 slice Parmesan cheese
- 1 slice bread
- 1 ball burrata
- 1 handful arugula
- 2 tbsp balsamic glaze
- 10 chicken drumsticks
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 0.25 cup red sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 0.25 cup mayonnaise
- 1 handful dill
- 1 tsp cumin
- 3 eggplants
- 0.5 block feta cheese
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 pinch red chili flakes

## Instructions

1. Cut the chicken breast in half to flatten it.
2. Dip the chicken breast in flour, then in egg, and finally in breadcrumbs, making sure it's fully coated.
3. Fry the breaded chicken in a cast iron pot until golden brown and crispy.
4. Remove the fried chicken from the pot and place it on a wooden board.
5. Prepare the pesto by crushing garlic, salt, pepper, pistachios, lemon juice, basil, and olive oil in a mortar and pestle. Grate some Parmesan cheese into the mixture.
6. Spread pesto on a slice of bread, add burrata cheese, and top with the fried chicken, arugula, and balsamic glaze.
7. Cut the sandwich in half and serve.
8. Marinate chicken drumsticks and wings with spices and mustard.
9. Coat the chicken with flour and water.
10. Deep fry the chicken until golden brown.
11. Drain the fried chicken and place it in a bowl.
12. Drizzle with red sauce and honey.
13. Prepare a dipping sauce with mayonnaise, dill, and cumin.
14. Prepare a whole chicken with a red chili paste.
15. Marinate the chicken by rubbing the paste all over.
16. Grill eggplants over an open fire until charred.
17. Peel and mash the grilled eggplants.
18. Prepare a sauce with garlic, blue powder, and olive oil.
19. Add the sauce and some water to the mashed eggplant and mix well.
20. Cook the whole chicken over an open fire until crispy and golden brown.
21. Serve the chicken with mashed eggplant.
22. Remove the bones from chicken drumsticks and cut them into flat pieces.
23. Pour milk over the chicken and season with spices.
24. Coat the chicken pieces in flour.
25. Fry the chicken in a cast iron pot until golden and crispy.
26. Prepare flatbreads by cutting dough into small pieces and frying them in a cast iron pot.
27. Mix feta cheese with olive oil, tomato paste, and red chili flakes.
28. Cut the fried chicken into smaller pieces.
29. Spread the feta mixture on the flatbread, add arugula, and top with fried chicken and mustard.

## Equipment

- knife
- chopping board
- bowl
- mortar and pestle
- grater
- spatula
- cast iron pot
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSurroyK3/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b6c119ad-7763-4d2d-b5a8-acb1af57009c
- Extracted: 2026-03-10

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