Nashville Hot Chicken

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Here’s a fiery and flavorful Nashville Hot Chicken recipe that brings the heat and crunch of Tennessee right to your kitchen 🔥🍗

🍗 Ingredients

For the Chicken:

  • 4 lbs bone-in chicken pieces (legs, thighs, breasts)
  • 1¼ cups dill pickle juice
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1½ cups buttermilk
  • ¼ cup hot sauce
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp Creole seasoning
  • 2 quarts peanut oil (for frying)

For the Spicy Oil:

  • ¾ cup reserved fry oil
  • ¼ cup cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Brine the Chicken Warm pickle juice and dissolve sugar. Pour into a zip bag with chicken. Refrigerate for 1–8 hours.
  2. Prepare Breading Stations
    • Dish 1: Buttermilk + hot sauce
    • Dish 2: Flour + cornstarch + Creole seasoning
  3. Bread the Chicken Remove chicken from brine. Dip in flour mix → buttermilk → flour mix again. Let rest on a rack.
  4. Fry the Chicken Heat oil to 350°F (175°C). Fry chicken in batches for 7–8 minutes until golden and cooked through. Keep warm in oven at 250°F (120°C).
  5. Make the Spicy Oil Mix reserved fry oil with cayenne, paprika, sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt.
  6. Finish & Serve Brush spicy oil over fried chicken. Serve on white bread with pickles.

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