Spenser’s Fried Chicken Sliders with Sweet-Pickle Mayo

Name: Spenser’s Fried Chicken Sliders with Sweet-Pickle Mayo
Yield: makes 20 small sliders (2 to 3 per serving)
Ingredients: Peanut oil, for frying; 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 3 eggs, beaten; 1 tablespoon hot sauce, preferably Tabasco; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 cups panko bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 recipe sweet-pickle mayo (recipe follows); 20 soft dinner rolls, split; 3 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced crosswise, for serving; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 3 tablespoons sweet-pickle relish; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; (makes scant 3/4 cup)

December 14, 2011

Spenser loves those little fried-chicken sandwiches from fast-food places, so we thought we just had to take a stab at our own down-home remix. You would not believe how many of these bad boys folks can put away! The sweet-pickle mayo gives just the right tang to the crunchy and tender fried chicken. We like these sandwiches on soft dinner rolls, but you can also make mini-biscuits if you’re really feeling buttery bad.

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