Beer-Battered Chicken Sandwich - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3 cups water
• 1 white onion, sliced
• 2 cups ice
• 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Peanut oil, for frying
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups brown ale beer
• Lime Slaw (recipe follows), for serving
• 6 sesame seed buns
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• Zest of 1 lime
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 6 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
• 1/2 red onion, sliced into thin strips
• 2/3 cup shredded carrot
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley