Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches

Name: Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 Tbsps black pepper; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 8 dill pickle chips; 2 larges eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 soft hamburger buns, toasted in butter; 4 servings Kosher salt (see note above); 237 milliliters milk; 2 Tbsps powdered non-fat milk; 2 teaspoons paprika; 2 liters peanut oil; 1 teaspoon powdered MSG (optional); 2 larges boneless skinless chicken breasts, split horizontally into 4 cutlets; 4 servings Sugar

Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 27g of protein, 482g of fat, and a total of 4675 calories. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have baking powder, milk, paprika, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the peanut oil you could follow this main course with the Salted Peanut Toffee Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 6 hours.

Instructions

Dissolve 1/2 cup kosher salt (see note above) and 1/4 cup sugar in 1 quart of cold water.

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Water

Place chicken breasts in a zipper-lock bag and add brine.

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Chicken Breast

Brine

Transfer to refrigerator and let sit for at least 6 hours and up to overnight.

Meanwhile, combine paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and MSG (if using), in a small bowl. Set aside

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Cayenne Pepper

Black Pepper

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Bowl

Whisk together milk and eggs in a medium bowl. Set aside.

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Egg

Milk

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Combine flour, non-fat milk powder, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 2 teaspoons sugar, and 2 tablespoons of spice mixture in a large bowl and whisk until homogenous.

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Baking Powder

Fat Free Milk

Kosher Salt

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Sugar

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Drizzle 3 tablespoons milk/egg mixture into flour mixture and rub with fingertips until the flour mixture is coarse like wet sand.

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Milk

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Dry Seasoning Rub

In a large wok, deep fryer, or Dutch oven, preheat oil to 350°F.

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Cooking Oil

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Remove chicken breasts from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Season on all sides with remaining spice mixture.

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Chicken Breast

Brine

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Transfer to milk mixture and turn to coat. Working one cutlet at a time, allow excess milk mixture to drip off then transfer to flour mixture. Turn to coat, pile extra mixture on top of cutlet, and press down firmly to adhere as much mixture as possible to the meat. Lift cutlet, shake off excess flour, then slowly lower into hot oil. Repeat with remaining breasts.

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All Purpose Flour

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Milk

Cooking Oil

Cook, turning breasts occasionally until golden brown and crisp on all sides, and chicken is cooked through, about 4 minutes total.

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Whole Chicken

Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.

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Place 2 pickles on each bottom bun and a fried chicken cutlet on top. Close sandwiches, then cover with an overturned bowl or aluminum foil and allow to rest for 2 minutes to steam buns.

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Chicken Cutlet

Pickles