My husband has a thing about picnics.
He’s not one to pick up fast food fried chicken or settle for hastily made sandwiches. Picnics are something to look forward to, not an excuse to throw leftovers into a basket and call it a meal. I let him know that as long as he’s willing to fix something special – and clean up the mess – I’m more than happy to eat what he creates.
Shrimp po’ boy sandwiches, Rueben sandwich egg rolls, and a list of other eclectic, tasty picnic meals have followed. But my favorite is the crispy chicken sandwich that he spikes with flavored mayos.
Making these sandwiches takes some effort. The chicken is coated in breadcrumbs and then fried. We use panko crumbs; it’s a Japanese variety that fries well and keeps it crispness better than a regular brand (you can find it in the Asian cooking section at the grocery store).
And instead of picking out store-bought rolls, I make sandwich buns at home – of course, you can always buy some to cut down the time it takes to make the meal, but the rolls are easy to make. And the sandwiches make for a tasty, memorable picnic meal!
