Addicted to Chick-fil-A... anyone have a copycat recipe?

darthtrader · 01-23-2009, 01:57 AM

Chick-fil-A opened here in SoCal about three years ago. At first I thought their chicken was gross. It has this sweet pickle taste to it. Then I tried it again a couple years later and got hooked. Anyone know what they do to their chicken breast sandwiches to make it taste the way it does?

Nitrofly · 01-23-2009, 03:27 AM

Maybe it's not chicken

I have never been to one
so I can't know Sorry

cheez59 · 01-23-2009, 06:31 AM

Not sure but I think the meat is marinated in some kind of pickle juice then battered. This could also explain why it is so tender. Chick Fil-A is some good stuff.

pigpen269 · 01-23-2009, 07:04 AM

We just had a Chick Fil-A open up in my area. I thought it was kind of a weird name. I guess ill have to try it out.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 01-23-2009, 07:13 AM

I did a google search "chick-fil-a recipe" and got several hits with recipes.

Here is one
http://www.recipezaar.com/Chick-Fil-...Sandwich-23531

Smokey Al Gold · 01-23-2009, 07:31 AM

I think they fry it in a pressure cooker system. I've looked at several recipe's online but haven't tried it. It's just easier to go buy them. If you take their buffalo sauce and slather it all over the crispy sandwich you will be in heaven.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 01-23-2009, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokey Al Gold

I think they fry it in a pressure cooker system. I've looked at several recipe's online but haven't tried it. It's just easier to go buy them. If you take their buffalo sauce and slather it all over the crispy sandwich you will be in heaven.

Their website says that the original recipe is pressure cooked and uses peanut oil, so I assume they have peanut oil in the pressure cooker.

I saw nothing in the copycat recipes that would give a pickle taste though.

Dale P · 01-23-2009, 07:53 AM

The secret to great chicken is the pickle juice brine. Judges seem to like it.

Jorge · 01-23-2009, 08:46 AM

recipelink.com has a huge archive of copycat stuff. Chik-Fil-A does use a pressure cooker. If you try it at home, I would strongly suggest that you make sure that you are using a QUALITY pressure cooker. If the vessel fails for any reason things could get really ugly, and really dangerous in a hurry.

NCGrimbo · 01-23-2009, 09:06 AM

As a former employee of the great Chick-fil-A corporation, I can tell you these things about the original chicken sanddwich:

1) Chicken is not marinated. It comes in big old bags of 20 breast with no brine or seasoning added. The only juices in the bag are from the breasts.
2) The spices come to the resturant premixed in the flour. Employees just dump the flour into a dredging pan and dunk the chicken into it after a dip in an egg wash.
3) Floured chicken is then cooked under pressure for about 7 minutes or so. When I worked there, we used the Henny Penny brand of cookers with peanut oil. The oil was changed in the HP's once a week. Usually on Saturday night.

I worked there back in the early 80's so they may have chenged things some, but I would be surprised if they did.

They do have a marinated breast sandwich, but it is not breaded and taste horrible IMHO.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 01-23-2009, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCGrimbo

As a former employee of the great Chick-fil-A corporation, I can tell you these things about the original chicken sanddwich:

1) Chicken is not marinated. It comes in big old bags of 20 breast with no brine or seasoning added. The only juices in the bag are from the breasts.
2) The spices come to the resturant premixed in the flour. Employees just dump the flour into a dredging pan and dunk the chicken into it after a dip in an egg wash.
3) Floured chicken is then cooked under pressure for about 7 minutes or so. When I worked there, we used the Henny Penny brand of cookers with peanut oil. The oil was changed in the HP's once a week. Usually on Saturday night.

I worked there back in the early 80's so they may have chenged things some, but I would be surprised if they did.

They do have a marinated breast sandwich, but it is not breaded and taste horrible IMHO.

There you have it, another Brother with the goods. I love this place.

RibsIsRibs · 01-23-2009, 09:19 AM

My sons love their chicken nuggets, but I don't. I may be wrong, but I think there is considerable MSG in the batter mixture. To me, MSG has a salty, off-putting taste, and I think I pick it up in the nuggets.

Love those waffle fries, though. With mustard.

smknwhlswife · 01-23-2009, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigpen269

We just had a Chick Fil-A open up in my area. I thought it was kind of a weird name. I guess ill have to try it out.

You have to try it!!! It is soooooo yummy! I love the original chicken sandwich with their honey mustard barbecue sauce. And they have waffle frys and really good shakes!

MAN!!!!! Now I want to go there.......to bad we don't have one near here. The closest to me is in O.P.

CajunSmoker · 01-23-2009, 09:34 AM

I'm not a big fan of their sandwich, but they make a chicken bisquit for breakfast that is farking wonderful

crunchy, sweet and salty on a big thick buttermilk bisquit with a side of waffle fries

........there goes the diet

darthtrader · 01-23-2009, 10:23 AM

I haven't tried the chicken biscuit yet, but the chick-fil-a near me in San Marcos, CA has free breakfast every Friday. I'll go check it out next week. I imagine it'll be as tasty as the original sandwich. Do they slather the biscuit with butter too? :D

01-23-2009, 01:57 AM	#1
darthtrader Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-29-07 Location: San Diego, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Addicted to Chick-fil-A... anyone have a copycat recipe? Chick-fil-A opened here in SoCal about three years ago. At first I thought their chicken was gross. It has this sweet pickle taste to it. Then I tried it again a couple years later and got hooked. Anyone know what they do to their chicken breast sandwiches to make it taste the way it does? __________________ WSM w Stacker Old Smokey Electric Smoker 38 In. GrandeTurbo Gasser 18.5 Weber Kettle UDS Masterbuilt Extra Wide Propane Smoker

01-23-2009, 03:27 AM	#2
Nitrofly is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-27-06 Location: Worcester mass Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe it's not chicken I have never been to one so I can't know Sorry __________________ Sully lunchmeat BBQ team KCBS Certified BBQ Judge New England Barbecue Society Board of Directors BAAAHHHBEQUE !!! 2 WSM more of a good thing Brinkman offset Backwoods competitor Weber Performer 22' weber kettle w/rottiserie 17" table top weber kettle & weber smokey joe.

01-23-2009, 06:31 AM	#3
cheez59 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-29-08 Location: Georgetown,TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not sure but I think the meat is marinated in some kind of pickle juice then battered. This could also explain why it is so tender. Chick Fil-A is some good stuff. __________________ Primo Oval XL with all the goodies Brinkman All-In-One Straubelstone gasser Cajun Fryer 8-1/2 gallon Cajun Fryer 12 gallon Commercial Jimmy Turkey fryer Catfish slayer,cooker feeder Super Fast [COLOR=red]RED [/COLOR][COLOR=black]Thermapen[/COLOR]

01-23-2009, 07:04 AM	#4
pigpen269 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-13-07 Location: Sugar Creek, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We just had a Chick Fil-A open up in my area. I thought it was kind of a weird name. I guess ill have to try it out. __________________ Large Spicewine Bandera Green UDS (UGD) Blue UDS (UBD) Homemade 18"/36" Grillzilla Lang 60, (RIP) Home Built Trailer (500gallon Oil drum).(RIP)

01-23-2009, 07:13 AM	#5
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I did a google search "chick-fil-a recipe" and got several hits with recipes. Here is one http://www.recipezaar.com/Chick-Fil-...Sandwich-23531 __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-73, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

01-23-2009, 07:31 AM	#6
Smokey Al Gold is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-13-08 Location: San Antonio TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think they fry it in a pressure cooker system. I've looked at several recipe's online but haven't tried it. It's just easier to go buy them. If you take their buffalo sauce and slather it all over the crispy sandwich you will be in heaven.

01-23-2009, 07:53 AM	#8
Dale P is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-28-06 Location: Porkbutt Ky Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The secret to great chicken is the pickle juice brine. Judges seem to like it. __________________ Spicewine Turbo 2007 model Perry Brothers & Sons Bar-B-Q

01-23-2009, 08:46 AM	#9
Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	recipelink.com has a huge archive of copycat stuff. Chik-Fil-A does use a pressure cooker. If you try it at home, I would strongly suggest that you make sure that you are using a QUALITY pressure cooker. If the vessel fails for any reason things could get really ugly, and really dangerous in a hurry. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY!!! Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!

01-23-2009, 09:06 AM	#10
NCGrimbo is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-08-05 Location: Clayton, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As a former employee of the great Chick-fil-A corporation, I can tell you these things about the original chicken sanddwich: 1) Chicken is not marinated. It comes in big old bags of 20 breast with no brine or seasoning added. The only juices in the bag are from the breasts. 2) The spices come to the resturant premixed in the flour. Employees just dump the flour into a dredging pan and dunk the chicken into it after a dip in an egg wash. 3) Floured chicken is then cooked under pressure for about 7 minutes or so. When I worked there, we used the Henny Penny brand of cookers with peanut oil. The oil was changed in the HP's once a week. Usually on Saturday night. I worked there back in the early 80's so they may have chenged things some, but I would be surprised if they did. They do have a marinated breast sandwich, but it is not breaded and taste horrible IMHO. __________________ "At what point did we forget that the Space Shuttle was, essentially, a program that strapped human beings to an explosion and tried to stab through the sky with fire and math? How jaded do we have to be to lose collective interest in that?" - Robert Brockway

01-23-2009, 09:19 AM	#12
RibsIsRibs Got Wood. Join Date: 12-18-08 Location: Andrews, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My sons love their chicken nuggets, but I don't. I may be wrong, but I think there is considerable MSG in the batter mixture. To me, MSG has a salty, off-putting taste, and I think I pick it up in the nuggets. Love those waffle fries, though. With mustard. __________________ [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=3][COLOR=red][B]Got a toothpick?[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

01-23-2009, 09:34 AM	#14
CajunSmoker is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-06-07 Location: Rolling down the river between St Louis and New Orleans Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not a big fan of their sandwich, but they make a chicken bisquit for breakfast that is farking wonderful crunchy, sweet and salty on a big thick buttermilk bisquit with a side of waffle fries........there goes the diet __________________ Rodger How y'all are? I'm glad you got to see me I guarontee Justin Wilson 4/24/1914 - 09/05/2001 CAJUN QUE KREWE Proud ARKLAFO KCBS member & CBJ#24398 Twin CoonAss Ugly Drum Smokers Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe Brinkman Gourmet ECB with super chicken mods Weber OTS kettle

01-23-2009, 10:23 AM	#15
darthtrader Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-29-07 Location: San Diego, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I haven't tried the chicken biscuit yet, but the chick-fil-a near me in San Marcos, CA has free breakfast every Friday. I'll go check it out next week. I imagine it'll be as tasty as the original sandwich. Do they slather the biscuit with butter too? :D __________________ WSM w Stacker Old Smokey Electric Smoker 38 In. GrandeTurbo Gasser 18.5 Weber Kettle UDS Masterbuilt Extra Wide Propane Smoker

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