Ponzu Chicken Sandwich

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Description

This is no ordinary chicken sandwich! Chicken breasts are marinated in ponzu sauce, pineapple juice, garlic, ginger, and herbs, then cooked together with onion, peppers, and cabbage, loaded into hoagie rolls, and topped with Swiss cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup prepared ponzu sauce
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ½ cup pineapple juice
  • 4 fresh mint leaves, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon chili oil
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 small head cabbage, shredded
  • 4 Italian-style hoagie buns, split lengthwise and toasted
  • 12 slices Swiss cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, divided
  • 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®), or to taste – divided
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  2. Combine ponzu sauce
  3. 1 cup cilantro
  4. pineapple juice
  5. mint leaves
  6. garlic
  7. fresh ginger
  8. sesame oil
  9. chili oil
  10. and brown sugar together in a large bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat.
  11. Remove chicken from ponzu sauce mixture
  12. reserving marinade. Heat large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook
  13. stirring frequently
  14. until browned
  15. about 5 minutes. Stir in olive oil
  16. onion
  17. red bell pepper
  18. jalapeno pepper
  19. salt
  20. and black pepper. Cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent
  21. about 5 minutes.
  22. Pour reserved marinade into chicken mixture and bring to a boil. Stir in cabbage and cook until slightly wilted
  23. 4 to 5 minutes.
  24. Using a slotted spoon
  25. transfer chicken mixture into toasted hoagie buns and top each sandwich with 3 slices Swiss cheese.
  26. Place sandwiches onto a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and buns are toasted
  27. about 5 minutes. Garnish each sandwich with 2 tablespoons cilantro
  28. 1/4 of the sesame seeds
  29. and 1/4 of the chile-garlic sauce. Serve with lime wedges.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 8

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