Wednesday, June 19, 2013

BBQ chicken sandwich and slaw

Whoooo guys, I'm on FIRE today.
TWO recipes! This was the second recipe of the bday dinner (see Cajun-jerk Chicken Wings).

If there is 1 thing I could probably, possibly live on, it's BBQ sauce. I looooooooooove BBQ. I love it so much, that I smell like it right now. Ok, so maybe it's not on purpose (Rib Fest smoke outside) but still.

This is a take on a pulled pork sandwich, but leaner. It's basically braised chicken and a sauce. And not to forget the sandwich's bff, the coleslaw. (we even cheat a bit for this one)

Ingredients are below

Sauce

  • 1/3 cup of tomato paste
  • 1/3 cup of sugar-free strawberry jam (you read right)
  • 1-2 teaspoons of liquid smoke (i used two, I love the smokiness)
  • 1 teaspoon of onion AND garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons of Tabasco, for a kick (optional)
  • 1/4 of honey mustard 
  • pinches of salt and pepper
  • 3 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of chipotle sauce
Chicken
  • 4 skinned-chicken breast
  • 2 cups of vegetable broth
  • 1 chipotle pepper
  • salt and pepper
Coleslaw
  • 1 bag of pre-mixed cabbage (told you we would cheat!)
  • 1/3 cup of mayo
  • the juice of one lemon
  • 1 apple, grated
  • salt and pepper
And BUNS!

Steps for zee chicken
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350. 
  2. In a baking roast pan, place the breast.
  3. In a bowl, mix the broth, peppers and salt.
  4. Pour over the chicken
  5. Cook for about 1h to 1h30
  6. Let cool a bit. 
  7. Using 2 forks, "pull" the chicken apart. 
  8. Leave in the juices until ready to serve. The chicken will stay moist. 
Sauce
  1. In a bowl, dump all the ingredients.
  2. Using a hand blender, blend everything together. 
  3. Drop everything in a sauce pan, and bring to a boil while mixing. 
  4. Take off the heat and cover. Set aside. 
Coleslaw (warning, this one is terribly hard... sorry)
  1. Mix everything in a bowl! 
  2. Set aside. 

And now. ASSEMBLE! I suggest heating up the BBQ a tad, before.

As you can see, the coleslaw makes it look like heaven is just at your feet. It also adds texture. 
The BBQ sauce is a "healthier" version. Instead of adding refined sugar, you had fruit! 

Try it. Let me know! 


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