Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich

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Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich


     Wow, I'm really happy with how these chicken patties turned out.  I wasn't sure about a pickle juice marinade but it really works, and the cumin give a subtle smokey flavor.  Adjust the heat to the level you like and I'm gonna warn you now I like heat so you might want to go lighter on the cayenne your first time.  But these are so good I think you will be making them again and a again.



Ingriedents


4 chicken thighs
1 cup pickle juice
2 cups water
1 table spoon suger
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup flower
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup bread crumbs
3 eggs
1/2 cup cooking oil 
8 hamburger buns (or 8 slices of bread)
16 pickle slices


     Start by removing the skin and de-boning the chicken thighs.  If you lay the chicken thighs out flat you will see there are 2 sides (they look a little like a butterfly) if you are serving in buns split the 2 sides and you have 2 sandwiches.  If you are serving on bread leave them whole.  Next lets mix up a marinade,  pour pickle juice, water, sugar, salt and garlic powder in a bowl and mix to dissolve the solids.  Add the chicken and marinade for 1-2 hours.  I think i you go beyond the 2 hours you start to taste the pickle to much.  Now for the breading.  Mix flour, cayenne pepper, cumin and black pepper together and put them on a plate.  Now mix the eggs in a bowl big enough to dip the chicken in, then the bread crumbs on another plate.  Coat the chicken pieces with the flour, then dip in the eggs and coat with the bread crumbs.  If you are making sandwiches you can cook them now, but the breading tends to slide off (not a problem if the bread is holding the whole thing together).  Or you can pop them in the fridge for an hour before cooking to get the breading to adhere better.  Next heat up a pan with the oil, be sure to get the oil nice and hot to keep the chicken from getting greasy.  Cook on each side for 6-7 minutes, Toast up the buns and add the chicken and pickles.  




Running total

     These are pretty big, you can serve with some fries or chips but i didn't add those in the total


This Meal $1.43

Running total $47.92




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