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Nashville Hot Chicken

Name: Nashville Hot Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 4 cups (560g) all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon black pepper; For the wet mixture:; 2 cups buttermilk; 1/4 cup hot sauce, like Tabasco or Frank’s; 2 large eggs; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; For the fried chicken:; 10 boneless, skinless large chicken thighs (or 3 chicken breasts, see note above); Oil for frying, like peanut or rice bran oil; For the spicy paste:; 1/2 cup used frying oil; 1/4 cup butter; 2 to 6 tablespoons cayenne pepper, depending on your heat preference; 1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar, depending on your sweetness preference; 1 teaspoon chili powder blend; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; To serve:; 10 burger buns; Dill pickle slices, or bread and butter if you prefer

Prep 20m

Cook 24m

Total 44m

This Nashville Hot Chicken recipe features crispy fried chicken coated in a spicy, tangy sauce. The chicken is soaked in a buttermilk and hot sauce mixture before being dredged in a seasoned flour mixture and fried to perfection. The final touch is a spicy paste made with cayenne, brown sugar, and other seasonings.

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