Food and travel writer Alison Clare Steingold collected recipes from all the top restaurants in the City of Angels to create her book The L.A. Cookbook. Here’s one of our faves from infamous L.A duoJon Shook and Vinny Dotolo with their Son of a Gun’s Fried Chicken Sandwich with Slaw and Spicy Mayo.
INGREDIENTS | Serves 4
Spicy Mayo and Slaw
Fried Chicken and Assembly
METHOD
Spicy Mayo and Slaw
Mix garlic, mayonnaise, and hot pepper sauce in a small bowl; cover and chill. Toss onion, jalapeño, cabbage, pickles, and pickle juice in a large bowl to combine; cover and chill.
Fried Chicken and Assembly
– Whisk flour, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoons 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.
– Pour oil into a large heavy skillet to a depth of 1/2-inch. Prop deep-fry thermometer in oil so bulb is submerged. Heat over medium heat until thermometer registers 350°.
– Fry chicken until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a wire rack set inside a baking sheet; season with salt.
– Spread cut sides of rolls with butter. Heat another large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook rolls buttered side down until browned and crisp, about 1 minute. Spread with spicy mayo. Build sandwiches with rolls, chicken, and cabbage slaw.
Enjoy!
