How To Make Homemade Chicken Sandwiches

 How To Make Homemade Chicken Sandwiches

It doesn’t take much to make these famous copycat Chick-Fil-A sandwiches. Follow these steps for Chick-Fil-A without leaving your house.

For the breading, I like to use this breading set that I love (It’s not a must-have, but nice to have). It comes in 3 compartments, so I use one for dry ingredients, one for wet ingredients, and put the breaded chicken in the last one!

• Make Your Spice Mix: In a small bowl, combine smoked paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt. Whisk to combine.

• Combine Wet Ingredients: In a different bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, and set aside.

• Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate dish, combine the flour with milk powder, baking powder, and the spice mix.

• Make Crust/Crumbles: To create a shaggy crust/crumbles, add 2 tablespoons of the egg milk mixture to the dry flour mixture, and rub with your fingertips until the flour mixture is coarse.

• Preheat the Oil: In a dutch oven or a deep fryer, preheat about 2 inches (if using a dutch oven) of oil to 350°F (180°C) degrees. If you’re using a deep fryer, you need to fill enough oil to reach the “minimum” line.

• Coat the Chicken: To coat your chicken like Chick-Fil-A, dip each chicken cutlet in the egg/milk mixture allowing any excess to drip off. Then, dredge the cutlets in the flour mixture pressing down firmly for it to adhere to the chicken. Shake off excess. 

• Fry the Chicken: Drop your chicken cutlets into the hot oil. Fry for 4 minutes if the oil covers the entire cutlet. If using shallow frying, fry for 3-4 minutes per side. The chicken is ready when the internal temperature registers at 165°F (74°C) degrees.

• Serve and Enjoy! Transfer to a wire rack or on paper towels then top with cheese (American, Colby Jack, or Pepper Jack). To assemble, toast the hamburger buns with some butter, spread the chick-fil-a sauce on both sides of the bun. Top with pickles, lettuce, 2 tomato slices, fried chicken, and cheese. Close the sandwich and there you have it, the best ever fried chicken sandwich that tastes even better than Chick-FilA!

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Tips And Tricks

• Obviously, Chick-Fil-A is my favorite crispy chicken sandwich, and with that being said, I wanted my copycat to be as close to Chick-Fil-A as possible. So, to get it just perfect, here are a few tips and tricks I have learned along the way:
• Brine the chicken. If time allows, I always recommend brining the chicken so it’s juicier and thicker. Let chicken cutlets sit in 1 quart of cold water, ¼ cup of kosher salt, and ¼ cup of sugar mixture for 30 minutes to an hour. Or use pickle juice for the brine if you have it.
• Add more or less spice. To make it a spicy deluxe, just add more cayenne or hot sauce. However, if you are making it for kiddos, you can just skip the cayenne.
• Fry right after breading. If you let the breaded chicken sit for long, the breading will become soggy and won’t crisp up very well.
• Always deep fry it. To make it as close as possible to Chick-Fil-A, you will want to deep fry the chicken. If you want to shallow fry the chicken, it will still work but won’t be super crispy. You can also Air Fry the chicken like I did in my smart.
• Keep warm in the oven. While frying other cutlets, place done cutlets on a wire rack and place in the oven to keep warm. But make sure you’re using an ovenproof wire rack that does not melt in the oven.
• Add more deliciousness.  To make this sandwich even tastier, add bacon, extra cheese, or even 2 cutlets of chicken per sandwich!