serves
4
prep
10 minutes
cook
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • cooking • 24m
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 50 g butter
- 3 large onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Salt and black pepper
- ¾ cup whole egg mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp fresh pesto, from the deli
- 8 chicken tenderloins
- ½ cup shredded cheese (tasty, or a blend of mozzarella, Colby and Parmesan cheese)
- 1 loaf Turkish bread, split and cut into 4, toasted
- 2 baby gem lettuce heads
- 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
- ½ cup garlic toum (see Note)
- Dill pickles, to serve (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened and golden (increase the heat if needed). Stir through the sugar and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, until caramelised. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and pesto and mix well to combine. Set aside.
- Heat a second frying pan over high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 6 - 7 minutes, turning occasionally until cooked through and golden. Sprinkle the cheese over the chicken and cover, until melted. Toss to coat the chicken in the cheese.
- To serve, spread the Turkish bread with pesto mayo, top with cheesy chicken, caramelised onion, lettuce, tomato and finish with garlic toum. Serve with pickles if you like!
Note
- Garlic toum is a Middle Eastern condiment made from a blend of garlic, oil, lemon and salt.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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