Do you like watching cookery shows? Well, if you are here reading this post, then it’s kinda given that you like watching cookery shows, so that was kinda dumb question. Ok, I’ll ask you another question.. do you have a favourite cookery show or you just watch whatever is running?
I generally put on the lifestyle channel and if I find something interesting, I’ll watch. I do not have a fav cookery show as such, but I’ve a soft corner towards “Eat Street” show. It’s mostly about street food in different parts of the world. It’s not about fancy presentation or techniques, it’s about simple but flavourful food. I really like how they combine different flavours and most of the time it’s easy to put together also. Since they mostly show street food in and around US, some of the ingredients and flavours are not familiar to me.
However one dish that was repeatedly shown in different episodes was Pulled Pork Sandwiches. It’s pork being slow cooked in a flavour filled marinade and then shredded and mixed with some sauces and salad. Though I dont eat Pork, every time I see how that sandwich is made, I end up craving one. That’s how I ended up with this recipe. I’ve seen pulled beef sandwiches also, but I since I dont have the patience for slow cooking beef, I decided to go with chicken.
Honestly, I’m not a chicken fan, I eat chicken very rarely, only if I cant resist the taste. Also I do like dishes where the meat or fish is well coated with some kind of sauce, making the meat more flavourful. This sandwich does exactly that. I really enjoyed making as well as eating this. You can make this as a main dish or as a starter. It’s really good for a weeknight dinner, if you are pressed for time. You can make the filling in advance and refrigerate for 3-4 days. Putting together the sandwich hardly takes any time. Sounds like a winner, right?
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So here you go..
Here’s the recipe..
Wash and clean the chicken breasts. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and place in a heavy pot with the onion, garlic and just enough water to cover (about 1-1/2 cups). Add the barbecue sauce, vinegar and chilli sauce and bring to a boil…
Reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken from the sauce and shred with two forks…
Boil the sauce, skimming occasionally, until reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper…
Add the shredded chicken and heat through. Make sure the chicken pieces are coated well with the sauce…
Recipe adapted from here
- Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - 900 gms
- Onion - 2 medium, chopped
- Chopped garlic - 1 tbsp
- Barbecue sauce - 1⅓ cups (refer notes)
- Apple cider vinegar - ½ cup ( you can use regular vinegar also)
- Chilli sauce - 1tbsp
- Burger buns - 6-8
- Cheese slice - 6-8 ( I used Cheddar cheese slice, refer notes)
- Wash and clean the chicken breasts. I slit each chicken breasts lengthwise. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and place in a heavy pot with the onion, garlic and just enough water to cover (about 1-1/2 cups). Add the barbecue sauce, vinegar and chilli sauce and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken from the sauce and shred with two forks.
- Boil the sauce, skimming occasionally, until reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the shredded chicken and heat through.
- Assembling the sandwich:
- I buttered the sliced bun and toasted on stove top. Placed the cheese slice on the bottom half of the toasted bun, placed some lettuce leaves (optional), put the shredded chicken and topped it with grated mozarella or monterey jack cheese and some pickled gerkins (optional). Cover with the top half of toasted bun.
You can customise the sandwich to suit your requirements. If you are planning to serve it as a starter, use mini burger buns, otherwise use std size burger buns.
You can customise the burger by adding the toppings you like. As you can see in the picture, I used bacon also as topping. But it tastes good with just the chicken filling and cheese also.