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Oven-Baked Soy Chicken Sandwich

1 hr 40 min total 2 servings easy
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Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · Rest 1 hr

This oven baked chicken sandwich is one I can eat every day. Chicken thighs go into a soy-sambal-garlic marinade, bake for 25 minutes, and the pan juices go straight into the sauce. Look at that juice.

Ingredients

For the chicken
  • chicken thighs chicken thighs
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sambal oelek (garlic hot sauce)
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp vinegar
For the sauce
  • 3 tbsp mayo
  • 1 tbsp sriracha
  • 1/2 tsp soy sauce
  • a splash juices from the baked chicken
For the sandwich
  • 1 per serving bun of your choice
  • a few slices dill pickles
  • a few leaves gem lettuce
  • a few slices tomato, salted

Method

  1. 1

    In a bowl, add the chicken thighs, soy sauce, sambal oelek, minced garlic and vinegar. Mix and marinate for 1 hour, up to overnight.

  2. 2

    Spread the thighs on a sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes at 200°C (390°F).

  3. 3

    While the chicken roasts, toast your bun, slice the tomatoes and make sure to salt them, slice the dill pickles and pick a few gem lettuce leaves.

  4. 4

    For the sauce, mix the mayo, sriracha and soy sauce. Once the chicken is ready, add some of the pan juice to the sauce.

  5. 5

    To assemble: bottom bun, sauce, lettuce, tomato, the juicy chicken, dill pickles, more sauce, and crown it with the top bun.

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