Fried Chicken Sandwich - Air Fried

Fried Chicken Sandwich - Air Fried
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Ingredients

  • Marinade: 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp garlic powder, black pepper, kosher salt.
  • Sauce 1/2 cup mayo, 1 teaspoon hot sauce, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 garlic clove finely chopped, 4 pickles roughtly chopped, 1 tsp lemon juice.
  • Flour Mix: 1 Cup of all purpose GF flour, 1/2 potato starch, 1 tsp of kosher salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp pepper.
  • 1 lb Chicken breast or thighs.
  • Sliced pickles.
  • Ground Pepper.
  • 3 Buns (tosted optional).

Method

  1. Toss chicken in marinade, let sit for an hour minimum or overnight maximum.
  2. Add all flower mix ingredients in a medium sized container Tip: for extra flaky bits – add droplets of marinade into dredge and mix together forming baby clumps.
  3. Make sure chicken is coated in flour and place on baking sheet with a rack. Do not pile on top of each other.
  4. Fill a deep fying pot with a neutral oil about 2 inches deep. Heat oil to 350 degrees. Once heated, drop the chicken away from you and fry until golden brown with an internal temperature of 165 degrees, should take around 6-9 minutes. Take out of the oil into a sheet tray with a rack on top to cool.
  5. Assembly: Bun, suace, pickles, chicken, pickles, sauce, bun.

Prep Time 1 hour Cook Time 15 min Total Time 1 hour Total Yield 3