Crispy Chicken Sandwich

🧺 Ingredients

• 2 boneless chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tsp vinegar) + hot sauce
• 3/4 cup flour + 2 tbsp cornstarch + paprika, garlic powder, salt
• Shredded cabbage + 2 tbsp mayo + splash of vinegar (slaw)
• 2 brioche buns, pickles

👩‍🍳 Steps

1. 1

   Soak thighs in the spiked buttermilk 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Dredge in the flour mix, pressing hard so craggy bits form.

3. 3

   Shallow-fry 4–5 minutes per side until deep golden and 74°C inside.

4. 4

   Toss the slaw. Toast the buns in the chicken pan. Waste nothing.

5. 5

   Stack: mayo, pickles, chicken, slaw. Press down. Listen to the crunch.