It’s a CFC Canada Day tradition! Every year we sponsor a BBQ on Major’s Hill Park where we serve up thousands of tasty chicken sandwiches and chicken Caesar salads to satisfy the appetites of the patriotic crowds. This will be CFC’s 19th year sponsoring The Great Canadian Chicken BBQ and it’s going to be an exciting one because not only will we be celebrating the birth of this amazing country, we’ll be celebrating it with hundreds of thousands of people who will swarm Ottawa’s downtown core to catch a glimpse of the visiting royal couple, William and Kate.
This brings me to the sandwich we’ll be serving on July 1st. With the help of the talented chefs at the Centurion Conference and Event Centre, who created the sandwich and with a few very hungry CFC staff volunteers who sampled the sandwich, we all agreed that the Royal Gala apple was the perfect way to add a little royal twist.
Here are a few comments from the very hungry CFC staff:
“This is a classic chicken sandwich” – Eric Braff
“I like the apple and cheddar flavour because it’s not too strong” – Stephanie Turple
“Very good sandwich and I like the apple and cheddar flavours” – Elyse Ferland (that’s me!)
“A good classic chicken sandwich” – Lisa Riopelle
Here’s how it’s made:
It starts with a thick chicken breast that is marinated in a mixture of vegetable oil, dry mint, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and salt and pepper and then grilled to perfection. Then a soft sesame bun is sliced in two and smothered in a royal gala apple mayo and a slice of cheddar cheese. Put them all together and that’s the Royal Gala sandwich.
The sandwiches were devoured in about two seconds flat so I can honestly say that if you come join us at the Chicken Corner at Major’s Hill Park on July 1st you will not be disappointed. The event gets rolling at 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., or until supplies last.
Stay tuned, because in the next few days I’ll be sharing the complete Royal Gala sandwich recipe for you to try at home.
