Barefoot Contessa | Fried Chicken Sandwiches | Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups buttermilk, shaken
• 1 shallot, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 jalapeño pepper (with seeds), halved lengthwise
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 small skinless, boneless chicken breasts (6 ounces each)
• 3½ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2½ teaspoons smoked Spanish paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 2 (48-ounce) bottles canola oil
• 6 potato hamburger buns, toasted, for serving
• Buttermilk Herb Mayo, for serving (recipe linked below)
• 6 Bibb lettuce leaves
• Kosher dill pickles, such as Claussen, thinly sliced, for serving