Fried Chicken Sandwiches With Slaw and Spicy Mayo

A great combo of flavors. From Bon Appétit.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• For mayonnaise

• 1  garlic clove, finely grated
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1  tablespoon  hot sauce (sriracha)

• For slaw

• 1⁄2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1  jalapeno, thinly sliced
• 4  cups  thinly sliced cabbage
• 1⁄2 cup bread and butter pickles, slices
• 1⁄4 cup pickle juice (or more to taste)

• For fried chicken

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1  dash cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 2 (8 ounce)  boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved crosswise
•  peanut oil or   vegetable oil (for frying)
• 4  sandwich buns or 4  baguette, rolls or 4  hoagie rolls
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

Directions

1. Prepare spicy mayo: Mix garlic, mayonnaise and hot sauce in a small bowl. Cover and chill.
2. Prepare slaw: Toss onion, jalapeno, cabbage, pickles and pickle juice in a large bowl to combine. (additional juice may be added if the mixture seems too dry.) Cover and chill.
3. Prepare fried chicken: Whisk flour with black and cayenne peppers and salt in a shallow bowl. Pour buttermilk into another shallow bowl. Working with 1 piece at a time, dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Dip in buttermilk, allowing excess to drip back into bowl. Dredge again in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
4. Pour oil into a large heavy skillet to depth of 1/2 inch. Heat oil to 350 degrees.
5. Fry chicken until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to wire rack set inside a baking dish; season with salt.
6. Assemble sandwiches: Spread cut sides of rolls with butter. Heat buttered sides in hot pan until browned and crisp, about 1 minute. Spread with spicy mayo. Build sandwiches with rolls, chicken and cabbage slaw.