Thursday, 19 July 2012

Cajun chicken sandwich with aioli

I have cooked a lot of chicken recently. Tonight, I decided to make something that I know hubby would love . Spicy chicken and runny egg on a crunchy toast ! What's not to love ?
The hero of the dish is the aioli I made . It's got the subtle kick to compliment the spicy chicken flavor . Hubby loved it and he added loads on the veggies so he didn't taste anything but the aioli ! (He's an absolute meat lover and can't bear to eat the veggies by itself) . I ended up making an extra portion of aioli for him and he devoured it with my other half chicken breast ! ! 

For him

For her

Serves: 2

Ingredients
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, butterflied
2 tbsp cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
pinch of garlic salt
pinch of black pepper
4 tomato slices
4 lettuce leaves
6 zucchini slices
2 eggs
4 bread slices (highly recommend the 5pcs English bread bought from Citisuper. Extra crusty and fluffy)
4 mozzarella cheese slices
fresh coriander for garnish

Aioli
3 tbsp mayonnaise (Kewpie is the best)
1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced and made into a paste with the side of your knife
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
pinch of chili flakes

Directions

  1. Butterfly the chicken breasts and keep the edge intact.
  2. Mix cajun seasoning, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic salt and black pepper. Marinate the chicken for at least one hour in the fridge. Take it out to get it to room temperature before cooking.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add some olive oil. Cook the chicken on each side for about 2mins.
  4. Put the chicken in pre-heated oven at 200C for 4mins.
  5. While the chicken is cooking in the oven, combine the mayo, olive oil, garlic, cayenne pepper and chili flakes.
  6. Remove chicken from oven and wrap it in tinfoil to keep warm.
  7. Toast the bread until golden brown and add mozzarella cheese on it and toast until it's melted.
  8. Fry the eggs for about 1 min so the yolks are still runny.
  9. Add tomato, lettuce, zucchini, egg and chicken on the sandwich and slather the aioli on the chicken.

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