Pulled chicken baps with barbecue sauce

Name: Pulled chicken baps with barbecue sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 skinless chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 400 g/14 oz/scant 1⅔ cups canned chopped tomatoes, puréed; 2 skinless boneless chicken thighs; 1 tbsp fresh apple juice; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tbsp tomato ketchup; 80 g/2¾ oz/scant ½ cup dark soft brown sugar; 4 white or brown baps, halved; a few drops of Tabasco sauce; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 white or brown baps, halved; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 recipe quantity Chips, to serve; a mixed salad, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

There’s something a bit special about pulled meat and barbecue sauce, and the combination works well with shredded chicken and my spicy sauce. A perfect snack for when friends drop by unannounced, you can make the sauce in advance and keep it in a sterilized airtight container in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

Snack
Sandwich

Method

Heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes until softened. Add all the remaining ingredients, except the bread, bring to the boil, then cover with a lid, turn down the heat to low and leave to simmer for 1 hour until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thick, stirring occasionally. If it gets a bit dry, add a further 3-4