Fried Chicken Sandwich Popeye's Meets Chick-Fil-A's Fried Chicken Sandwich

Fried Chicken Sandwiches (Food Wishes, https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2019/10/popeyes-meets-chick-fil-as-fried.html)

For 4 Fried Chicken Sandwiches:

For the chicken and marinade:

1 cup buttermilk

2 teaspoons kosher salt

hot sauce to taste

1 tablespoon ranch dressing powder

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 5-6 ounces each

For the breading:

1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons corn starch

1 tablespoon ranch dressing powder

1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, for a spicy version

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons kosher salt

For the dip:

1 large egg, beaten

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup milk

For the rest:

canola oil for frying

4 soft hamburger buns, toasted with butter

dill pickle slices

6 tablespoons mayonnaise

Make the marinade for the chicken. 

Using a knife, make 3 shallow slits in one side of each breast, then cut diagonally across the slices again (helps the breasts absorb the marinade). Marinate the breasts for 4-5 hours.

Mix together the breading ingredients and put in a pie plate. Make the egg wash in another bowl. 

Remove one breast at a time, shake off excess marinade and first dredge in the flour mixture, shaking off excess flour. Dip in the egg wash, shaking off excess wash, then dredge into the flour mixture; shake off excess flour, place in egg wash again, then back into the flour one more time. Repeat with remaining breasts, then place them all on a metal rack for 15 minutes to dry.

While breasts are drying, heat the oil (heat one-inch of oil in cast iron skillet, or a deep fryer) to 350-375-degrees F. Fry each chicken breasts 4-5 minutes, turning half-way through, or until golden brown and cooked through. 

Remove breasts and place on a plate with some crinkled tinfoil (keeps the bottoms from getting soggy).

To eat, place mayonnaise and dill pickle slices on the bottom bun, a chicken breasts and the top bun.

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