Chick-fil-a Sandwiches!

Erin: Whenever the whole Chick-fil-a controversy came out a few months ago, this recipe for making Chick-fil-a sandwiches began floating around. I loooooove Chick-fil-a but there isn't one around here so I decided to make them at home. And oh, wow. So delicious! So easy! Tastes the exact same! This recipe is a winner!

Ingredients

1 boneless, skinless chicken breast

¼ cup pickle juice

1 egg

¼ cup milk

½ cup flour

1 tablespoon powdered sugar

½ teaspoon paprika

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon celery salt

¼ teaspoon dried basil

Oil for frying (about a cup)

 

For serving: Buns (buttered and toasted) and pickle slices!

Instructions

1. Wrap the chicken loosely between plastic wrap and pound gently with the flat side of a meat tenderizer until about ½ inch thick all around. (I don't have a tenderizer so I just put the chicken breast in a zip loc and pounded it with a hammer, works like a charm!)
2. Cut into two pieces, as even as possible.
3. Marinate in the pickle juice for 30 minutes to one hour (add a teaspoon of Tabasco sauce now for a spicy sandwich).
4. Beat the egg with the milk in a bowl.
5. Combine the flour, sugar, and spices in another bowl.
6. Dip the chicken pieces each into the egg on both sides, then coat in flour on both sides.
7. Heat the oil in a skillet (1/2 inch deep) to about 345-350.
8. Fry each cutlet for 2 minutes on each side, or until golden and cooked through.
9. Blot on paper and serve on toasted buns with pickle slices. (I melted butter in a skillet and toasted the buns, it was fab!)