Buffalo Chicken Breast Sandwich with Bacon–Blue Cheese Ranch

Name: Buffalo Chicken Breast Sandwich with Bacon–Blue Cheese Ranch
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 6 ounces (170 g) each, slightly pounded to an even thickness; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup (120 ml) canola oil; ½ cup (120 ml) rendered bacon fat; 4 tablespoons (55 g) unsalted butter; ¼ cup (60 ml) hot sauce, such as Tabasco or Frank’s; 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour; 3 large eggs, lightly whisked with 2 tablespoons water; 2 cups (160 g) panko bread crumbs; 4 soft buns (hamburger, kaiser, or pretzel), split; ¼ small head iceberg lettuce, shredded; ½ cup (120 ml) Bacon–Blue Cheese Ranch, plus more for serving; 4 slices pickled hot cherry peppers, each skewered on a 6-inch (15-cm) wooden skewer; 8 thin slices bacon, cooked until crisp

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bacon Bible

By Peter Sherman and Stephanie Banyas

Published 2019

About

If you have a bar, then you better have something with the phrase Buffalo chicken on the menu. This is mine. Based on the spicy classic from that city in upstate New York, but all combined on a sandwich. Crispy, smoky, spicy, and delicious.

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 6 ounces (170 g) each, slightly pounde

Americas
United States
Sandwich
New York
Spicy

Method

Put the chicken on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and season both sides with salt and pepper. Put the flour in a small baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Put the eggs in a small baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Put the panko in a small baking dish.

Line another baking sheet with paper towels. Heat the oil and bacon fat in a large, deep sauté pan over mediu