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Italian-Style Crispy Chicken Burger
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
An Italian-style crispy chicken burger with homemade zucchini mayonnaise, fried tomatoes, eggplant, and Toma cheese on Roman pizza bianca. A flavorful summer sandwich full of fresh produce.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
18 items- ZucchiniGreen part only, for mayonnaise
- Spring OnionFor mayonnaise
- GarlicFor mayonnaise
- GingerFor mayonnaise
- Chili Pepper(optional) — Optional for spicy flavour
- BasilFor mayonnaise
- Olive OilFor mayonnaise and frying
- 2 pcsIceIce cubes for mayonnaise
- SaltTo taste
- TomatoesFor frying
- OreganoFor seasoning tomatoes
- Chicken BreastSliced thin
- FlourFor batter
- WaterFor batter
- Panco (o Pangrattato Grosso)For breading chicken
- EggplantsSliced, for frying
- 1 pcsPizza BiancaRoman flatbread, used as bun
- Toma (Formaggio)A piece, according to taste
Method
- Prepare the zucchini mayonnaise: take the green part of the zucchini (save the white part for stock), chop coarsely. Sauté with spring onion, garlic, ginger, and chilli in olive oil. Season with salt. Blend with ice cubes, oil, and basil until creamy.
- Fry the tomatoes: in the same pan, add a drizzle of oil and fry the tomatoes quickly. Season with salt and oregano.
- Prepare the chicken: make a batter with flour and water. Dip the chicken breast slices into the batter, then coat with panko or coarse breadcrumbs.
- Fry the chicken in clean oil until golden and cooked through.
- Fry the eggplant slices in the same oil until tender.
- Warm the pizza bianca (flatbread) in a pan with a lid.
- Assemble the burger: spread zucchini mayonnaise on the pizza bianca. Add the fried chicken, a piece of Toma cheese, fried tomatoes, and fried eggplant. Serve immediately.
Chef Max Mariola
Professional chefReviewer1.1M subscribers on YouTube400.6M total channel viewsChef italiano. Ricette cucinate a casa, focus completo sulle ricette.
