One of my favorite dishes on this earth is Buffalo chicken wings, that bizarre but irresistible combination of deep fried chicken wings tossed in hot sauce with a side of blue cheese dipping sauce and celery sticks. I'm also crazy about veal Milanese -- veal dipped in egg and Parmesan bread crumbs and then sauteed -- especially when it's topped with a green salad. This recipe combines the ingredients of the first recipe with the concept of the second. Triscuits make a unique crust and by soaking the chicken in buttermilk first you ensure that the meat remains moist. (A tip of the toque to my Southern viewers, by the way, who taught me this trick when I first starting frying chicken on the show.) I threw the celery and the blue cheese into the slaw along with the hot sauce. This slaw would also go great with any grilled meat or chicken in the summer. But be sure to toss it at the last minute because it gets watery if it sits around. If you are worried about calories, use low-fat mayonnaise and low-fat sour cream. The substitution won't affect the flavor much.

Ingredients

• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, about 6 ounces each, cut into fingers
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 small head green cabbage, shredded (4 cups)
• 3 to 4 large carrots, coarsely grated
• 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 1 box waffle crackers (recommended: Triscuit), pulverized in a food processor or 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

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