A number of problems arose with this recipe. First of which was the direction to cut the chicken breast in half horizontally which I believed should look like this:
I only discovered how wrong I was when I was anxiously trying to make the chicken cook as fast as it said it should so I could go get my hair cut. It should have been the other horizontally, so that I had two very thin and identically shaped cutlets. Duh.
The second step was to marinate both halves in a marinade of one egg, 3 Tbsp. tabasco, and some oregano and salt. I did this for 8 hours. I discovered I'm not hugely fond of that much Tabasco flavor. I think I need to buy a different hot sauce, suggestions?
Then I had to crush up some tortilla chips. Which I should have done much finer. Why didn't I? I dunno. Just didn't. Cuz I suck I guess. So my breading did not stick well and I wound up having to just pour some crumbs on top of my sandwich when I went to eat it.
Then you pan fry it. If you cut your chicken right it should be three minutes on a side, but the way I cut it took much much longer. All in all it came out okay. My homemade hamburger buns helped to make up for what the chicken was lacking ( and the delicious roasted garlic potatoes I made!) but I would do it much differently next time.
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I saw your post on Reddit, and being a big fan of fried chicken sandwiches, had to check out your post. I am sorry to hear that your sandwiches didn't work out better!
I actually do chicken thighs (boneless and skinless) for my chicken sandwiches, because I bake the chicken. It keeps the chicken nice and moist, and a thigh is the perfect size for a sandwich. I also use whatever kinda crumbs I have in the house. I highly, highly suggest placing the bag in a safe area before whacking at it with a rolling pin to get finer crumbs. It's an excellent release for aggression. :)
Thanks so much for sharing how this recipe worked out for you!
Oh! Also, I don't marinade my chicken. I just season the crumbs with whatever I feel like (I usually use an all purpose meat seasoning deal).
And for hot sauce, Franks! :)
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll probably use most of them (except for the thighs, the boy won't touch dark meat). I'll definitely give Franks a try and see if baking helps. :)
I'll also give whacking the crumbs a try. I'm thinking it could be a lot of fun ;)
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