Chicken Burger & Chilli Mayo

My chicken burger takes a whole chicken breast and adds a crispy breadcrumb coating and serves it with a delicious & simple chilli mayonnaise.

The Perfect Chook Burger.

A great burger is a beautiful thing, I have no time for people that refer to burgers as junk food, burgers are simply magical!

I make duck burgers, venison burgers, fish burgers & pork and apple burgers to name a few!

This burger took me a while to get right and the problem I had was with the texture.

Minced chicken just did not do it for me, even when I used the chicken thighs. They gave it a great flavour but it was all a bit “mushy”.

Using a whole chicken breast results in the most wonderful texture, one that I also use in my jerk chicken burger and peri peri chicken burger recipes.

And that little sprinkle of paprika in the egg for the pane is genius! Even if I say so myself.

The word pane is then name for dipping food into flour, egg, then breadcrumbs. It is a technique you will see in dishes ranging from my chicken goujons through to a classic chicken Kyiv.

I use exactly the same process to make cornflake chicken breasts which would also be wonderful on this burger!

The Toppings.

A burger always lives and dies on its toppings and I am a less is more kinda chap!

Seriously if you need to pin your burger together or pick it out of your lap after eating it is a rubbish burger!

This recipe relies on the simplicity of cucumber and lettuce, then the most amazing chilli and lime mayonnaise.

I assume in this recipe that you are going to be using store-bought mayo.

But I implore you just once to make your own mayonnaise, it is easy as you can see from the video below.

Whilst store-bought mayo will do in a pinch it does not hold a flame to a homemade mayonnaise!

You need nothing special other than an egg, some decent oil, salt and lemon or vinegar and about 10 minutes.

You will seriously never go back.

Serving Suggestions.

This is a big burger!

Even the smallest of chicken breasts outweigh the puny quarter-pound patty most are used to.

As a result, I would normally just serve this recipe on its own and call it a light dinner or lunch.

But if I were to serve a side it would inevitably be something like potato wedges or even these fried potatoes.

Cheesy fried polenta chips also work wonderfully with this simple burger.

Something like this super simple tossed green salad would work a treat too!