Description
This Nashville Hot Chicken recipe delivers a spicy and flavorful twist on classic fried chicken. Marinated in buttermilk, coated with a seasoned flour mixture, fried to perfection, and finished with a fiery hot sauce, this dish is sure to become a family favorite.
Ingredients
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Chicken:
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
Coating:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Hot Sauce:
- 1/2 cup frying oil (from cooked chicken)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: Whisk buttermilk and hot sauce in a bowl. Marinate chicken pieces, refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- Prepare the Coating: Mix flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne in a bowl.
- Coat and Rest: Dredge chicken in flour mixture, rest for 15 minutes.
- Fry the Chicken: Heat oil, fry chicken until golden and cooked through.
- Make the Hot Sauce: Whisk hot oil with sugar, cayenne, garlic, paprika, chili, and salt.
- Finish and Serve: Brush hot sauce over fried chicken, serve with bread and pickles.
Notes
- Adjust cayenne in sauce for heat preference.
- For boneless chicken, fry for less time.
- Rest fried chicken on a rack for crispiness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus marinating time)
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American (Southern)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pieces
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 670mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 135mg
