Hot-and-Crunchy Chicken Cones
Recipe from Food & Wine

Chef Way: Austin's The Mighty Cone food trailer has become famous for its Hot-and-Crunchy Cones: fried chicken coated in an ingenious mix of cornflakes, slivered almonds and sesame seeds, then wrapped in a tortilla with a mango-jalapeno slaw and a spicy ancho "paint." Easy Way: Keep the crunch but omit the chile "paint", instead upping the amount of jalapenos in the slaw.


Hot-and-Crunchy Chicken Cones
Quentin Bacon

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Servings: 6
Prep Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
 
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Ingredients
Mango Slaw
  • 1/2  cup
    diced mango
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  • large jalapenos, seeded and chopped
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  • 2  tablespoons
    white wine vinegar
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  • 2  tablespoons
    sugar
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  • 1  tablespoon
    water
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  • small shallot, minced
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  • 1  cup
    mayonnaise
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  • 1/2  cup
    chopped cilantro
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  • garlic cloves, finely chopped
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  • 1  tablespoon
    fresh lime juice
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    Salt and freshly ground pepper
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  • 7  cups
    shredded coleslaw mix
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Chicken Cones
  • 3  cups
    cornflakes
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  • 6  tablespoons
    slivered almonds
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  • 6  tablespoons
    sesame seeds
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  • 6  tablespoons
    sugar
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  • 1 1/2  tablespoons
    crushed red pepper
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  • 1 1/2  tablespoons
    kosher salt
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  • 4  large
    eggs, lightly beaten
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  • 1/2  cup
    milk
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    All-purpose flour, for dredging
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  • 5-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, sliced lengthwise 1 inch thick
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    Vegetable oil, for frying
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  • 10-inch flour tortillas, warmed
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Directions

Make the Mango Slaw
In a saucepan, combine the mango, jalapenos, vinegar, sugar, water and shallot. Cover and simmer until the mango is softened, 10 minutes.
Transfer the mango mixture to a food processor and puree; scrape into a large bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic and lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Add the coleslaw mix and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate.

Make the Cones
Wipe out the food processor. Add the cornflakes, almonds, sesame seeds, sugar, red pepper and salt and pulse until coarsely chopped. Transfer the mixture to a large, shallow bowl. In a second shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk. Fill a third shallow bowl with flour. Dredge the chicken strips in the flour, shaking off any excess. Dip them in the eggs, then roll them in the cornflake mixture.
Set a rack over a rimmed baking sheet. In a large skillet, heat 1/4 inch of oil. Working in batches, fry the chicken over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden brown, 6 minutes; transfer to the rack. Set the fried chicken on the tortillas and top with the mango slaw. Roll up and eat right away.

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