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Chicken sandwiches

Recipe video above. The secret to the best chicken sandwiches like the ones you get from gourmet deli? Shred the chicken as finely as you can (stand-mixer is best!). Use mayo + sour cream so the sauce isn't too greasy. Plus a handful of walnuts!Great platter food for gatherings, picnics and lunch boxes.Makes 10 deli-style sandwiches, 8 very generously filled sandwiches, or 15 normal lunchbox sandwiches (Note 6).

Original recipe: recipetineats.com

Yield:
10 servings
Prep:
15 min
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Chicken sandwiches

Ingredients

  1. 500g/ 1 lb cooked chicken meat from 1 large store bought roast chicken ((Note 1))
  2. 1 celery stem (, sliced 3mm/0.1" thick then into 0.5cm/0.2" pieces)
  3. 1 green onion stem (, finely sliced)
  4. 3/4 cup walnuts (, roughly chopped (Note 2))
  5. 3 tbsp finely chopped cornichon/dill pickle
  6. 1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped dill ((Note 3))
  7. 2/3 cup whole egg mayonnaise
  8. 2/3 cup sour cream ((sub full fat yogurt))
  9. 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  10. 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice ((sub white wine or cider vinegar))
  11. 1/2 tsp onion powder ((or more garlic powder))
  12. 1/4 tsp garlic powder ((or more onion powder))
  13. 3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
  14. 1/4 tsp black pepper
  15. Salted butter (, for spreading on bread)
  16. 20 slices white sandwich bread, day-old, ((or more slices for less filling) (Note 5))

Instructions

  1. Shred the chicken as finely as you can. The best method is using a stand-mixer. Just put the meat in the bowl with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed until it's really finely shredded (~ 1 minute). Else use a handheld beater or your hands.
  2. Mix the Sauce ingredients in a bowl until smooth - use a whisk if needed.
  3. Pour Sauce over the chicken. Add remaining Filling ingredients. Stir until combined.
  4. Spread bread with butter. Spread with Filling (see below for amount).
  5. Remove crusts if desired (for the authentic "gourmet" experience!) and cut in half. (Tip: For really neat cuts, refrigerate sandwiches before slicing so Filling firms up).
  6. Serve on platters littered with green fluffage, if desired!

  7. Filling quantities (Note 6)

    Chicken filling per sandwich:- Deli standard (recommended): 100g / 1/2 cup (makes 10 sandwiches)- Very generous: 130g / 1/2 cup (makes 8)- Everyday lunchbox: 80g (1/3 cup) (makes 15).