Buffalo Chicken Sandwhich Recipe (with Video)

Marinating the Chicken
1. Trim excess fat from your chicken and place in a bowl with the buttermilk, hot sauce, pickle juice, 1 Tbsp salt, 1 Tbsp garlic powder, and 1 Tbsp cayenne.
2. Mix well, seal and place in the fridge for ~4 hours (or overnight).
Preparing the Blue Cheese Dressing
1. Combine the blue cheese dressing ingredients and place in the fridge at least 1 hour before use.
Preparing the Chicken for Frying
1. When you are ready to bread and fry the chicken, remove chicken from the refrigerator and begin heating your oil in a large heavy bottom pot to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cornstarch, 1 Tbsp salt, 1 Tbsp cayenne, and 1 Tbsp garlic powder.
3. Drizzle 1/4 C of the buttermilk marinade into the dry ingredients and mix.
4. Drip off any excess marinade and place chicken in flour and make sure each piece is thoroughly coated.
5. For a thicker breading, place the chicken back into the buttermilk marinade and coat in flour again.
Frying the Chicken
1. Carefully place your chicken into the oil and fry for 3-5 minutes or until a very light golden brown.
2. Pull them out and set on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
3. During this time, heat up your oil to 375 degrees F.
4. Fry the chicken again at the higher temperature just for a few minutes or until they become a nice golden brown color.
5. Place on a wire rack and salt immediately.
6. Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes.
Preparing the Buffalo Sauce
1. While your chicken is cooling, make your buffalo sauce by combining the ingredients in a sauce pan over low heat.
2. Make sure not to overheat because the sauce will break.
Assembling the Sandwich
1. Toss the chicken in the buffalo sauce and assemble your sandwich with the blue cheese and any other toppings you prefer.
2. Enjoy!