Five-Ingredient Fried Chicken Sandwiches | Kenji's Cooking Show

Summary by Krater

J. Kenji López-Alt demonstrates how to make a 5-ingredient fried chicken sandwich using chicken thighs, pickles or pickled jalapeños, self-rising flour, yogurt or buttermilk, and hamburger buns.

From the video

Answers: How do you make a 5 ingredient fried chicken sandwich?

• fried chicken sandwich recipe
• chicken brining techniques
• self-rising flour coating
• deep frying in a wok
• pickled jalapenos

Ingredients

• 1 chicken thigh
• pickled jalapeños
• yogurt
• self-rising flour
• black pepper
• 1 hamburger bun
• rice bran and peanut oil

What it concludes

• Brining chicken in pickle juice and salt breaks down muscle proteins so it retains moisture better during cooking.
• A wok is the best vessel for deep frying because its wide sloped sides prevent oil from splashing over the edge.
• Higher saturated fat content in oil makes fried chicken crispier.
• Brining chicken mitigates the dryness you would normally get from overcooking.