Name: Fried Chicken Sandwiches with Anchovy-Garlic Dressing
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 7 anchovy fillets; 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 medium garlic cloves; 0.25 cup white wine vinegar; 1 large egg; 1 cup rice bran oil (or another neutral cooking oil, such as grapeseed or vegetable oil); 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/4 cup); 0.5 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 4 (3/4-inch-thick) sourdough bread slices; 4 to 6 radicchio leaves or other bitter chicory leaves, roughly torn; 8 Castelvetrano olives, pitted and smashed; 3 jarred Calabrian chiles, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped (about 1 Tbsp.); 2 Ultimate Buttermilk-Marinated Fried Chicken Breasts

Fried Chicken Sandwiches with Anchovy-Garlic Dressing

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2019 F&W Best New Chef Caroline Glover's crispy fried chicken sandwich starts with her Ultimate Buttermilk-Marinated Fried Chicken Breasts, which get drizzled with a creamy homemade anchovy-garlic dressing, fresh radicchio, Castelvetrano olives, and spicy Calabrian chiles. The dressing gets an additional umami boost from Parmesan cheese and a balancing touch of acidity from white wine vinegar. It all adds up to make one incredibly flavor-packed, satisfying sandwich.

By Caroline Glover

Published on December 3, 2021

Fried Chicken Sandwich with Anchovy Garlic Dressing — Photo: Photo by Eva Kolenko / Food Styling by Carrie Purcell / Prop Styling by Jillian Knox

Active Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

15 mins

Servings:

Ingredients

Anchovy-Garlic Dressing

7 anchovy fillets
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 medium garlic cloves
¼ cup white wine vinegar
1 large egg
1 cup rice bran oil (or another neutral cooking oil, such as grapeseed or vegetable oil)
1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/4 cup)
½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

Sandwiches

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 (3/4-inch-thick) sourdough bread slices
4 to 6 radicchio leaves or other bitter chicory leaves, roughly torn
8 Castelvetrano olives, pitted and smashed
3 jarred Calabrian chiles, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped (about 1 Tbsp.)
2 Ultimate Buttermilk-Marinated Fried Chicken Breasts

Directions

Make anchovy-garlic dressing:

Process anchovies, mustard, and garlic in a food processor until mostly smooth, about 30 seconds, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Add vinegar and egg; process until smooth, about 30 seconds. With food processor running, gradually add oil in a thin drizzle, processing until well emulsified. Add Parmesan cheese and black pepper, and pulse just until combined, about 3 pulses. Transfer dressing to a bowl, and set aside.

Make the sandwiches:

Preheat oven to high broil with oven rack about 6 inches from heat. Spread butter evenly over both sides of each bread slice. Place buttered bread slices directly on oven rack in pre-heated oven, and broil until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes, flipping slices halfway through broiling time. (Alternatively, toast buttered bread slices in a toaster oven until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes, depending on toaster settings.) (It's important to toast both sides so that the bread stands up to all the dressing.) Toss together radicchio and 2 tablespoons anchovy-garlic dressing in a medium bowl until leaves are well dressed. Spread 1 tablespoon dressing on one side of each toast slice. Top 2 toast slices evenly with dressed radicchio leaves, olives, Calabrian chiles, and fried chicken. Drizzle each piece of fried chicken with 1 tablespoon dressing; reserve remaining dressing for another use. Top each breast with remaining 2 toast slices, dressing side down. Gently press down on sandwiches to squish slightly.