spicy-chicken-burgers
tags:
chicken,
tea
description: From gimmedelicious.com/2019/09/02/popeyes-chicken-sandwich/. Makes
4 burgers, which serves 2. It consists of chicken breasts marinaded in a
buttermilk mix, breaded with flour and corn flour, fried, and served in
buns with gherkins and spicy mayo.
ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 4 brioche buns
- Gherkins
- Lettuce (optional)
- For the marinade...
- Buttermilk
- Paprika
- Salt and peppr
- For the flour mix...
- Flour
- Corn flour
- Paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper
- Couple of tbsp of the buttermilk mixture
- For the spicy mayo...
- Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp paprika
- Hot sauce
method:
- Wrap chicken breasts in cling film and beat to get uniform thickness
- Cut each breast in half to get 4 burger-sized pieces (NOT butterflied)
- Mix buttermilk, paprika, salt and pepper in a large bowl and add chicken
- Preferably marinade chicken in buttermilk overnight, but it can be used straight away if necessary
- Assemble the flour mix and mix in 2 - 3 tbsp of the buttermilk mixture with a fork
- Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mix and press to form a thick crust
- Heat enough oil to mostly cover chicken pieces to about 170°C
- Fry chicken for 3 - 5 minutes on each side
- For the buns, optionally melt 1 tbsp butter in a saucepan and toast buns face-down in the butter
- Serve burgers with spicy mayo, gherkins, lettuce (optional) and chicken