Saturday, January 26, 2008

Spicy Fried Chicken Sanwiches

The Best Fried Chicken Sandwiches Ever

1 pkg chicken tenders (raw)
1 small bottle Texas Pete
1 egg
Flour (For coating the chicken)

First.. each little chicken tender has a tough white piece of ligament or something attached to it. Using a paper towel to hold the chicken (and keep it from slipping all over the place), take a sharp knife and scrape or cut this tough part out of each piece of chicken (you don't have to do this, but I hate that chewy yucky thing...).
Next, put a piece of plastic wrap on the counter, put a chicken tender on it, and cover with another piece of plastic wrap. Use a meat mallet (or something flat and heavy) to pound the chicken out till it's very thin. As you pound it out, it will also get bigger. Try not to actually beat holes into the chicken, but if you do, that's ok, too. Pound each piece out flat, then salt it lightly. I usually stack them up as I do them, with a layer of plastic wrap betweenthem so they don't stick together.
Next, in a bowl or deep plate, beat the egg. Add a bunch of Texas Pete. 1/2 cup or so, and mix.
In another bowl or deep plate, mix about a cup of flour with lots of black pepper, some garlic powder, and any other spice that you want to add. This will be the coating on your chicken. I add cumin, Tony Chatchere's seasoning, onion powder and some cayenne. Sometimes I add poultry seasoning or whatever smells good to me at the moment. Beware... the more cayenne pepper you add, the hotter it'll be, so watch out.
In yet another bowl or deep plate, pour a cup or so of plain flour.
Put about a half inch of oil in a frying pan, and turn to between medium and medium high.
Dip the chicken in the plain flour first. Dredge it so it's covered. Shake off the excess flour, then coat in the egg mixture, and last in the seasoned flour. Press the chicken down into the flavored flour so it sticks real good. Place the chicken in the hot oil. Do not crowd them. They cook very quickly because they're so thin; just a few minutes on each side.
Drain on paper towels.
Put another frying pan on medium to medium high. Take hamburger buns, and spread the inside of both halves with butter and put them on the hot pan just till toasted.
Serve chicken on the buns.

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