Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

buffalo sauce

🥗Healthier: hot sauce

💰Cheaper: homemade buffalo sauce

Homemade buffalo sauce can be made with pantry staples.

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Feta cheese provides a similar tangy flavor at a lower cost.

Debone 4 chicken thighs and place them in a bowl with buttermilk, hot sauce, pickle juice, and salt.

Set the chicken aside to marinate for a few minutes.

In a separate bowl, combine 1.25 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, black pepper, salt, paprika, Saison, onion powder, and garlic powder.

Mix the dry ingredients well and adjust salt to taste.

Heat 1/4 cup buffalo wing sauce in a pan over medium-low heat, adding 2 teaspoons of butter and 1.5 teaspoons smoked paprika.

Let the sauce heat and emulsify, then set aside.

Bread the marinated chicken thighs in the flour mixture and let them sit to set the breading.

Heat about an inch of canola oil in a skillet until hot.

Fry the breaded chicken thighs in the hot oil until golden brown, cooking to an internal temperature of about 180°F.

Remove the fried chicken and let it drain on a rack.

Prepare the sandwich by toasting brioche buns and adding bread and butter pickles, lettuce, and the fried chicken.

Mix 2 tablespoons blue cheese dressing with 1.5 tablespoons chives and parsley to create a topping sauce for the sandwich.

Assemble the sandwich with the fried chicken and the sauce on top.

Cooking Techniques

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