I know I know. Another FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE!? I promise this is different. You can swap the chicken out for white fish or shrimp, but we just happened to have chicken on hand. Did I mention that once a month I load up on every cut of chicken and beef I can find and freeze them all? It makes it easy to come up with different ways to cook when I have options. I usually buy my produce every few days and fish once a week, but the rest I buy in bulk for the freezer.
When I left for work I thought I was going to be making chicken pasta so I sat some chicken out to defrost. By the time I got home I was craaaaaving a po boy. We love ordering from Red Crawfish. They make these enormous po boys filled with fresh fish, sauteed peppers and onions, and lots of yum yum sauce. I still had a bag of spicy fish fry left so I cut the chicken into strips and dipped them into a mix of flour and fish fry.
I want to start making my sub rolls from scratch, but until then I will continue to buy from the Kroger bakery. These rolls are just under 6 inches and have a beautiful crust with soft pillow-y interiors. They are perfect for these po boy sandwiches. I hollowed out the inside so I could pack in the filling without too much bread in the way.
- For The Sandwiches:
- 2 Sub Rolls
- 1 pound of chicken breast cut into strips
- 1 cup of AP flour
- 1 cup of spicy fish fry
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- Oil for frying
- 1 small onion sliced thin
- 1 cup of chopped lettuce
- 1/2 a cup of cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp mayo
- For the Yum Yum:
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 1/4 cup of mayo
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp of water or milk
- pepper to taste
- In a deep sauce pan add oil ( enough to at least be 1/2 inch high)
- Heat oil to 350 degrees.
- In 1 bowl whisk the egg, in another bowl mix the flour and fish fry
- Dip the chicken into the egg then into the flour mixture.
- Fry until golden brown on each side. Internal temp should be around 160-165 and no longer pink in the middle.
- Slice chicken for easier eating.
- In a small sauce pan fry the onion slices with a drizzle of oil.
- To assemble the sandwich hollow out the sub rolls and slather the top with mayo.
- Line the bottom with the cheese then the chicken.
- Top with onions and lettuce.
- For the Yum Yum:
- Mix together the mayo, garlic, tomato paste, paprika and sugar.
- Add the water or milk to desired consistency.
- Pepper to taste.
- Drizzle a little yum yum sauce (and hot sauce if you want!)
If I can’t make it to my favorite restaurant for some yummy po boys this is definitely the next best thing. Not to mention they are SO easy and quick for a week night dinner!
