Chicken Sandwich (ANN’S Style)

Recipe No: 9

Back in the days when I was a college student the week after the second Saturday used to be the most extravagant week. As hostel inmates we were allowed to go home only once in a month and that was the second week of every month. After spending the weekend at home we all will be back on that Monday with the pocket money for the whole of next month. So to ‘celebrate’ the short living richness once in that week we will go out to eat from ‘Ann’s’ which was the most expensive bakery around there. Most of us will have a chicken sandwich for Rs 10 and a mango juice for Rs 5. So the extravagant eating will make us 15 Rupee poor. But as the month progresses the ‘richness’ will deteriorate slowly but steadily. Once more during that time we will go out …But where? To 'Best Bakery'...one of the less expensive ones and will have a chicken puffs for Rs2:50 and lemonade for Rs 1:50, a total being 4 rupees.

Apart from all these, we all enjoyed those days and the thoughts alone bring a bunch of bliss in life, together with a sadness of reality that those days will never come back. Even though the days have gone by, the tastes haven’t. Here is my take on that ‘Ann’s Sandwich’ which was once an extravagance in life.

Ingredients

• Hot dog buns………………12 no.
• Chicken roasted and shredded…..2 cups

 (Roast whole chicken breast rubbed with salt, pepper and oil in an oven at 350°F/180C

till done about 20 to 25 minutes. You can also use leftover Rotisserie chicken. I don’t prefer boiled chicken as it doesn’t have so much flavor)

• Cabbage shredded……………………..2 cups
• Carrot shredded…………………………1/4 cups
• Onion chopped into small pieces….2 tablespoons
• Tomato chopped………………………..1/2 medium (remove seeds if you can)
• Mayonnaise……………………………….1/3  to ½ cup (Depending on your taste)
• Crushed black pepper………………….1/2 teaspoon
• Salt……………………………………………as per taste
• Butter ……………….As needed
• Wax/ Parchment paper and toothpicks for presentation.

Method of Preparation

1. Mix together Chicken, Cabbage, Carrot, Onion, Tomato, Mayonnaise and crushed pepper.
2. Taste and if it needs salt add it. As mayonnaise contains a lot of salt, don’t add salt in the first place.
3. Open the hot dog buns taking care not to separate it. Apply butter on both sides.
4. Put as much filling as you want and wrap a small strip of wax or parchment paper around it as secure with a toothpick.
5. Serve at room temperature.

Notes: This is a good recipe to use the left over Rotisserie chicken.
It’s very good for outdoor entertaining and picnics.
You can make the filling hours or even a day before and assemble it when needed.
 




Make it, enjoy the deliciousness and 
serve it to your family with love….