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Ingredients

  • 2 (6 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 2 cups canola oil
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 3/4 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 artisan hoagie rolls
  • 2 tsp. unsalted butter
  • 4 tsp. Dijonnaise
  • Romaine lettuce
  • 1 red rip tomato, sliced

Dijonnaise Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp. stone-ground mustard
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/8 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Southern Fried Chicken BLT Recipe

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Soaking the chicken overnight in buttermilk renders the end chicken juicy and tender beyond belief. This yummy sandwich is at its sublime-ist when local tomatoes are in season and you’ve got access to incredible bacon, like Western North Carolina’s Hickory Nut Gap Farm.

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Directions

Place the chicken in a small nonreactive bowl and cover with the buttermilk. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate to marinate overnight for at least 1 hour.

In a cast-iron skillet, cook the bacon until crisp, transferring to paper towels when done. Add the canola oil to the bacon drippings in the skillet and increase the heat to medium or 350 degrees F, until the oil begins to bubble.

In a second bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper, mixing thoroughly.

With kitchen tongs, remove the chicken breasts from the buttermilk and dredge in the dry ingredients mixture until the chicken is completely coated. Carefully place the chicken, using tongs, into the hot oil and brown for about 5 minutes per side, or until the breast is golden brown and crispy. Remove the chicken from the hot oil and drain on paper towels.

Slice the rolls in half and lightly butter each side before placing butter side down in a saute pan or skillet over medium heat until grilled.

Build your sandwich like this: on the bottom roll, put 1 tsp. Dijonnaise, then layer lettuce. Place 1 tsp. Dijonnaise on top of the lettuce and alternate Dijonnaise with the remaining ingredients in this order: tomato, chicken and bacon. Cover with the top half of the hoagie roll. Layering the Dijonnaise will help keep this mondo sandwich together.

*Makes 2 servings.

Dijonnaise Recipe

Directions

Place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.

*Makes 2 servings.

If this sounds tasty, but you don’t feel like cooking at home, make a reservation to enjoy this and more delicious Tupelo Honey sandwich creations!