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Fried Chicken Sammie with Herby Pickle Ranch

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Time: 12 hours
Servings: 4

Ingredients
 

For the herby pickle ranch:

  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 packed tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
  • 1 packed tablespoon minced fresh chives
  • ½ cup finely chopped dill pickles

For the fried chicken:

  • 8 chicken tenders, about 1 ½ pounds
  • 3 cups buttermilk
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Vegetable oil

For serving:

  • 4 Big Marty’s seeded rolls
  • Bibb lettuce leaves

Instructions
 

  • Make the herby pickle ranch. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk and garlic powder until smooth.
  • Add the dill, chives and pickles and stir until all ingredients are fully combined; refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Make the fried chicken. Place the chicken tenders into a large bowl.
  • Add the buttermilk, toss to combine, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • Fill a small Dutch oven with 3-inches of vegetable oil and bring to 350 degrees over medium-high heat.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl, whisk the flour, cornstarch salt, garlic powder, paprika and pepper until well combined.
  • Working one at a time, remove the chicken from the buttermilk marinade and allow any excess buttermilk to drip off.
  • Place the tender into the flour mixture, pressing it onto the chicken until fully coated; shake off any excess flour.
  • Dip the chicken back into the buttermilk, making sure it is fully coated before allowing any excess buttermilk to drip off.
  • Once again, place the tender into the flour mixture, pressing it onto the chicken until fully coated; shake off any excess flour.
  • Gently add the coated chicken tender to the hot oil and cook, turning often with tongs, until deep golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 165-degrees, about 4 minutes per tender. Do not cook more than 2 tenders at a time to keep the oil from spilling over.
  • Transfer the chicken to a wire rack-lined sheet pan to drain; repeat with the remaining chicken.
  • To serve, place a layer of the lettuce over the bottom half of the bun.
  • Spoon a generous dollop of the sauce over the lettuce and spread it evenly across the bottom.
  • Place 2 chicken tenders onto the sandwich, followed by another generous spoonful of the sauce.
  • Place the top half of the roll over the chicken and serve immediately.
Course: Lunch, Sandwiches
Author: Anthony Michael Contrino