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Honey Sesame Chicken Sandwich (Homemade Buttermilk Ranch)

This honey sesame chicken sandwich is the perfect blend of sweet, savory, and creaminess with the buttermilk ranch.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Appetizer, dinner, lunch
Cuisine: American, Chinese
Keyword: buttermilk, chicken, fried, ranch

Ingredients

Chicken

  • brioche buns
  • 3 chicken thighs (boneless)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • ½ tbsp paprika
  • 1.5 cup buttermilk

Honey Sesame Chicken Sauce

  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • ½ tbsp sesame oil

Buttermilk

  • ¼ cup mayo
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • ⅓ cup buttermilk
  • ½ tbsp garlic powder
  • ½ tbsp onion powder
  • 1 handful chopped dill
  • 1 handful chopped chives
  • ½ tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Garnish

  • cripsy onion
  • crispy shallots

Instructions

  • Into a bowl, mix together flour, salt. garlic powder, onion powder, paprika. This is our seasoning flour
    1 cup flour, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp onion powder, ½ tbsp paprika
  • Into another bowl, mix together buttermilk along with 2 tbsp of our seasoning flour.
    1.5 cup buttermilk
  • Place boneless skinless chicken thighs into your seasoning flour, then coat in the buttermilk mixture, finally coat in the seasoning flour again, and press hard to make sure there are no more wet spots.
    3 chicken thighs
  • Fry chicken at 350F for 8 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
  • Into a pan, add all your honey sesame sauce ingredients.
    ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup soy sauce, ¼ cup ketchup, ¼ cup honey, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, ½ tbsp sesame oil
  • Bring it up to a simmer to thicken and then add your fried chicken in there to coat.
  • Into a bowl, mix together all your buttermilk ranch ingredients.
    ¼ cup mayo, ¼ cup sour cream, ⅓ cup buttermilk, ½ tbsp garlic powder, ½ tbsp onion powder, 1 handful chopped dill, 1 handful chopped chives, ½ tbsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Place fried chicken on top of a brioche bun, top with crispy onions and shallots, and finish with the homemade buttermilk ranch.
    brioche buns, cripsy onion, crispy shallots