THE ULTIMATE PAN-FRIED CHICKEN OR PORK SANDWICH

The Ultimate Pan-Fried Chicken or Pork Sandwich image

Believe it or not, I came up with the idea for this sandwich while watching an insurance commercial. This dude was eating this great-looking sandwich, and I paused it, and back played it several time, until I figured out what I wanted to do. Is it the same sandwich... probably not. But it looks pretty much the same. So, you...

Provided by Andy Anderson !

Categories Chicken

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

PLAN/PURCHASE
2 slice bacon, thickly sliced
1/4 c flour, all purpose variety
salt, kosher variety, to taste
black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp sweet paprika
1 medium chicken breast, boneless, skinless or boneless pork loin
2 Tbsp sweet butter, unsalted, melted
2 slice rustic bread, thickly sliced
2 slice provolone cheese
1/2 medium ripe avocado
lettuce, i'm using frisée
1/2 medium ripe tomato, sliced
favorite sauce or dressing

Steps:

1. PREP/PREPARE
2. Gather your ingredients (oops forgot the image... my bad).
3. Cook the bacon in a sauté pan over medium heat until crispy.
4. Remove the bacon and reserve.
5. Add the flour, salt, pepper, cumin, cayenne, and paprika to a small bowl.
6. Add the chicken or pork to the mixture, and thoroughly coat.
7. Place the chicken or pork in the pan with the bacon grease, and cook over medium heat until browned and toasty, about 5 minutes per side.
8. Chef's Note: Remove from the pan, and slice into thick pieces.
9. Brush the melted butter on both sides of the bread and toast in the same pan that you used to cook the bacon, and the chicken.
10. THE ASSEMBLY
11. Spread a generous amount of your favorite sauce to one side of each piece of the toasted bread.
12. Chef's Note: This is the sauce I use: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/spread/andy-s-not-so-secret-secret-sauce.html
13. Place the cooked chicken, or pork on one slice of the bread.
14. Add the provolone cheese.
15. Pop under the broiler until the cheese melts over the chicken, or pork and the bread.
16. Add the lettuce.
17. Add the tomatoes.
18. Add the avocado.
19. Add the bacon.
20. Top with other slice of toasted bread, and cut in half.
21. PLATE/PRESENT
22. Serve with some chips, or fries, and beverage of choice. Enjoy.
23. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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