Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich – Kilted Chef

Ingredients

• 4 Boneless chicken thighs or breasts skin on or off ( on is best)
• Buttermilk to cover
• 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp Smoked Paprika
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon of paprika
• 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp dried mustard
• 2 tbsp maple sugar ( or substitute brown sugar)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• Combine all ingredients and place into a shallow dish.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer or a heavy bottom pan until it reaches a temperature of 360 degrees.
• Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and place each piece into a ziplock bag one at a time, use a meat mallet to pound the chicken until it has a thickness of 1/2 inch.
• Dredge the chicken into the flour mixture and place into the hot oil submerging it slowly with a gentle swirl back and forth so that the chicken does not sink to the bottom.
• Serve the chicken on soft buns along with greens of your choice, slices of tomato, chipotle honey sauce ( recipe below) and a drizzle of honey.
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 Adobe chili peppers diced
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/2 tsp pepper
• Combine all ingredients mixed well and refrigerate until needed.