Ingredients

  • 1 whole Cut Up Fryer Chicken
  • Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • 2 Tablespoons Canola Oil
  • 1 bottle (large) Barbecue Sauce
  • 1 whole Onion, Sliced
  • 8 whole Cloves Garlic (more To Taste)
  • Slaw:
  • 1/2 heads Cabbage, Sliced Thin
  • 1/2 heads Purple Cabbage, Sliced Thin
  • 1/2 cups Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cups Mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon White Vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 bunch Cilantro, Roughly Chopped

Method

  • SLAW
  • Combine shredded cabbage and sliced jalapenos in a bowl.
  • In a separate bowl mix milk, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, salt, and cayenne.
  • Pour over cabbage.
  • Toss to combine.
  • Cover and refrigerate two hours.
  • Before serving, toss in cilantro leaves.
  • CHICKEN
  • Heat canola oil in a heavy pot over medium high heat.
  • Season chicken, then sear on all sides until skin is golden brown and some fat is rendered.
  • Remove chicken from pot and pour off excess grease.
  • Add sliced onions and whole garlic cloves to pot and stir around to cook for 2 minutes.
  • Pour in barbecue sauce, add chicken to the sauce, and place lid on the pot.
  • Place in a 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until chicken is falling off the bone.
  • Remove the whole garlic cloves from the pot and set it aside.
  • Remove chicken from pot and allow to cool enough to handle.
  • Using hands or two forks, remove the meat from the bones.
  • Finely shred the chicken using your hands or two forks.
  • Carefully skim off the excess fat that has risen on top of the sauce.
  • Return shredded chicken to the pot and stir into the sauce.
  • Reheat so that its warm.
  • Spread butter on kaiser rolls and toast on the griddle.
  • To serve, place a good amount of chicken on the bottom half of the roll.
  • Top with one or two garlic cloves, then a good helping of slaw.
  • Top with the other half of the bun and dig in!