Fried Chicken Sandwiches with Spicy Slaw

Name: Fried Chicken Sandwiches with Spicy Slaw
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters buttermilk; 473 milliliters finely shredded red and/or green cabbage; 1 medium carrot, coarsely shredded; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 1 large egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped; 59 milliliters fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped; 3 teaspoons About kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 6 long, soft sandwich rolls, split; 6 servings Mayonnaise; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoons minced serrano chile; 6 servings Vegetable oil for frying; 79 milliliters yellow cornmeal; 680 grams boned, skinned chicken breasts, rinsed, dried, and cut at an angle across grain into 1-in.-thick strips

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Fried Chicken Sandwiches with Spicy Slaw It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have boned, olive oil, mayonnaise, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl, combine cabbage, carrot, mint, cilantro, and chile. Stir in lime juice and olive oil and season to taste with salt.

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Lime Juice

Olive Oil

Cilantro

Cabbage

Carrot

Chili Pepper

Mint

Salt

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Bowl

In a pie plate mix flour, cornmeal, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, and cayenne. In a medium bowl, whisk buttermilk and egg to combine. Dredge chicken in flour mixture, dip into buttermilk mixture, then return to flour mixture, turning to coat all sides.

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Buttermilk

Cornmeal

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Dip

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour 1 in. of oil into a 5- or 6-qt. pan over medium-high heat. When oil reaches 350, add chicken in a single layer (in batches if necessary), and cook until well browned all over and no longer pink in the center (cut to test), about 6 minutes per batch. As chicken is done, transfer to paper towels and sprinkle lightly with salt.

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Whole Chicken

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Spread sandwich rolls with mayonnaise. Divide chicken among rolls and top generously with slaw.

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Sandwich Bun

Mayonnaise

Whole Chicken

Spread

Roll

Wine note: Typically full of honeyed tangerine, peach, and honeysuckle, Viognier--the great white grown in France's Rhne Valley--is rich but, at its best, crisp and minerally too. It pairs well with creamy sauces and aromatic spices. Leaner versions stand up to spicy Thai and Vietnamese flavors; richer ones are good matches for nuts, cheese, mild Indian curries, and sweet shellfish.

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Shellfish

Tangerine

Viognier

Cheese

Spices

Peach

Nuts

Wine

Alban Viognier 2005 (Central Coast; $23). An orchard full of peach-blossom aromas followed by orange-honey flavors wrap around the chicken sandwiches.

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Viognier

Whole Chicken

Orange

Honey

Peach

Wrap

Clos LaChance Estate Viognier 2005 (Central Coast; $20). A peachy, citrusy minerality--call it wet stones--picks up on the mint and cilantro in the slaw on the sandwiches.

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Cilantro

Viognier

Mint

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

buttermilk 473milliliters

finely shredded red and/or green cabbage 1medium

carrot, coarsely shredded 1teaspoon

cayenne 1large

egg 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 59milliliters

fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped 59milliliters

fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped 3teaspoons

About kosher salt 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice 6

long, soft sandwich rolls, split 6servings

Mayonnaise 2Tbsps

olive oil 1teaspoons

minced serrano chile 6servings

Vegetable oil for frying 79milliliters

yellow cornmeal 680grams

boned, skinned chicken breasts, rinsed, dried, and cut at an angle across grain into 1-in.-thick strips

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.