Best Ever Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

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Best Ever Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

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Ingredients:

2 small onions, sliced paper thin
4 bay leaves
Four 5- to 6-ounce boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 cups water
1⁄4 cup kosher salt
2 tablespoons honey
10 black peppercorns, crushed in a mortar with a pestle, a spice grinder, or a minifood processor
Canola oil for the grill grate
1 beefsteak tomato, cut into 4 thick slices
1 small red onion, cut into
4 thick slices
8 large thick-cut slices white or country white bread
Mayonnaise, mustard, or Classic French Bistro Vinaigrette for garnish

How to make
Best Ever Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

Layer the onion rings and bay leaves in a 13 × 9-inch baking dish; place the breasts on top. s Whisk the water, salt, and honey in a medium bowl until the salt and honey dissolve; stir in the peppercorns. Pour over the chicken breasts, then add enough cool water so that the breasts are submerged. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 12 hours, turning the breasts occasionally without disturbing the onions.
Oil the grill grate and heat a gas grill to high heat or build a high-heat, red-hot-ashed coal bed in a charcoal grill.
Remove the breasts from the marinade; discard the marinade. Pat the breasts dry with paper towels.
Place the breasts 4 to 6 inches over the heat source on the gas grill or over the coals in the charcoal grill. Grill, turning once, until browned, until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of a breast registers 165°F (our preference) or 170°F (the USDA recommendation), 10 to 13 minutes. Transfer the breasts to a carving board and let rest for 5 minutes. Maintain the grill’s temperature.
If possible, oil the grill grate again. Place the tomato and red onion slices over high heat; grill just until browned, maybe even a little charred, about 2 minutes, turning once. Transfer to the carving board and set aside.
Place the bread slices on the grill over high heat. Toast 1 minute, turning once, until brown. Build the sandwiches on the toasted bread with the chicken, tomato slices, grilled red onion, and the condiment of your choice for garnish.

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Best Ever Grilled Chicken Sandwiches