Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burger (Aldi)

Ingredients

• 4 brioche buns
• 4 chicken thighs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 ½ cups plain flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 4 Tab spicy aioli
• ¼ cup cabbage, finely shredded
• ¼ cup carrot, finely sliced into very thin battons (or shredded)
• 1 cooked baby beetroot, shredded
• ¼ cup baby kale, (no stalks, florets only) very finely sliced
• ¼ small red onion, very finely sliced
• ¼ lemon, juiced
• 2 Tab mayonnaise
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• vegetable oil for frying

  Clean and tenderise each chicken thigh.

• Heat enough oil in a deep frying pan on medium-high heat, to fry the chicken thighs.
• Pour buttermilk into a bowl. In a separate bowl, add in flour, salt, pepper and paprika.
• Dredge thighs individually in the flour mixture, then into the buttermilk mixture and then back into the flour mixture.
• Carefully add chicken thighs into the hot oil and fry for 10-12 minutes, or until crispy, golden and cooked through. Drain on a paper towel.
• While chicken is cooking, mix cabbage, carrot, baby kale, red onion, beetroot and sesame seeds in a bowl. In a small separate bowl, mix lemon juice and mayonnaise. Add mayonnaise mix to vegetable mix and toss through to make coleslaw.
• To assemble burgers – place 1 tablespoon of spicy aioli on the bottom of each bun, then top with a crispy thigh, a handful of coleslaw and bun lid.
• Serve immediately.