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Irish Chicken Fillet Roll

Crispy, breaded, tender, hot chicken layered with lettuce, homemade coleslaw, grated cheddar cheese (Irish, of course) tomatoes and red onion in a warm roll generously spread with Irish salted butter. So good!

Serves 1

Course breakfast/brunch, Lunch
Cuisine Irish
Keyword 4 cheese, bread roll, breaded chicken, coleslaw
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Author Susan

Ingredients

Chicken:

  • 1 chicken breast, halved horizontally
  • 1 tablespoon plain/all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 small egg, beaten
  • 35g panko breadcrumbsOil and butter to cook

Coleslaw:

  • 50g shredded/grated green or red cabbage
  • 40g shredded/grated carrot
  • 10g shredded/grated red onion
  • 2 – 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

You will also need:

  • 1 small white baguette, warm or lightly toasted or small ½ ciabatta
  • 25g salted butter, ideally Irish
  • 4 – 5 leaves baby gem lettuce
  • tomatoes, sliced
  • red onion slices
  • 50g grated cheddar cheese, ideally Irish

Instructions

  1. Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.

  2. Slice the chicken breast in half horizontally. Place on a chopping board, cover with cling film and bash with a mallet or rolling pin, to flatten and tenderise.

  3. Mix the flour, paprika, onion, garlic, salt and pepper in one bowl/plate. Beat an egg in another and add the breadcrumbs to a third.

  4. Dip the chicken halves in the flour mix, egg and then breadcrumbs.

  5. Heat some oil and butter in a pan over a moderately high heat and cook the chicken on both sides, until the outside is lightly browned, crispy and the chicken is cooked. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen towel.

  6. Grate the cabbage, carrot and onion and mix with the mayonnaise, salt and pepper.

  7. Halve the bread horizontally spread generously with butter and layer:l

    - lettuce

    - coleslaw

    - sliced cooked chicken

    - grated cheese

    - tomatoes

    - sliced red onion

  8. Devour!

Recipe Notes

Equipment:

  • chopping board
  • cling film
  • mallet/rolling pain
  • 3 plates/bowls
  • grater
  • mixing bowl
  • frying pan