What to do With Bajan Fried Chicken Leftovers
Often once a person has visited the charming island of Barbados they become hooked on the unique flavor of bajan fried chicken. Bajan fried chicken is not very hard to make, but it is a more spicy and flavorful version of American fried chicken. If you have cooked up a larger batch of bajan chicken and you don't want it to go to waste there are many things that you can do with it. Leftover bajan fried chicken can be an entirely new taste bud tickling meal that your family and friends will love.
Bajan Fried Chicken Sandwiches
Bajan fried chicken sandwiches are actually quite popular. They require little to no work at all and often people each their bajan chicken this way when they first prepare it. To make a bajan chicken sandwich all that you need to do is make your bajan chicken from boneless chicken breast rather than frying chicken. You will warm the breast in the oven or microwave and place each breast on a round sandwich roll.
If you have leftover bajan chicken that you made using a frying chicken you can still easily make a bajan fried chicken sandwich. The sandwich will just be more like a chicken salad sandwich. Take out your bajan chicken leftovers cut the chicken from the bone and dice into chunks. You can either put a light coating of mayonnaise on your bread or roll or you can mix the chicken chunks in a bowl with a spoonful of mayonnaise and place the mixture on bread. This is a great way to turn a delicious dinner into a fabulous lunch.
Bajan Fried Chicken Salad
Bajan fried chicken is the perfect tasty addition to any salad. Just like you would add diced chicken to a Caesar salad or meat to a chef salad you can do so with left over bajan fried chicken. Mix up a salad with all the normal ingredients like, lettuce and other greens, diced green pepper, diced red pepper, shredded cheddar cheese and onion. Add in your leftover bajan chicken after you have diced it up into chunks. Once you have everything that you want in your salad bowl toss it so the ingredients are well distributed. You can use any dressing you like, but dressings that are spicier tend to blend better.
If you are going to use your bajan fried chicken in subsequent dishes make sure that you store it in well sealed containers. Doing so will prevent you from getting sick from spoiled or poorly stored food. Follow all preparation and storage safety guidelines that you would normally use for eating leftover chicken. These can be found in any cookbook or on an online cooking site.