How do you make a Nashville hot chicken sandwich? Well it is actually pretty easy when you break it all down! While making a Nashville hot chicken sandwich seems like a lot of ingredients... it really is just combing a few things and pan frying some chicken!A Nashville hot chicken sandwich is one of my favorite things on earth. No joke, I made the greatest tasting sandwich I have ever had! Better than any restaurant I have had, it was absolutely incredible.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: Hot Chicken, Nashville Hot, Nashville Hot Chicken
Servings: 4people
Cost: 25
Ingredients
For Chicken
4thicker chicken thighs or medium chicken breastsor 2-3 lbs of wings, thighs & drumsticks if not making sandwich
3-4cupsvegetable oilpending size of cooking pot/pan - enough to cover half the chicken
1 3/4cupsbuttermilksub whole milk
1/4cuppickle brineoptional
4largeeggs
1 1/2cupsflour
1/2cupcorn starchnot necessary but makes it so much lighter & crispier
2tbsphot sauceFranks Red Hot or similar
1tbsp cayenne pepper
1tbsppepper
1tbspsalt
2tspchili powderSub Tajin powder
1tspgarlic powder
Spicy Oil Rub
1/2cupleftover oil from cooking pot
2tbspcayenne pepper
2tbspbrown sugar
2tbspchili powder
1tspsalt
1tbsphoneyOptional
Sandwich Toppings
Buns, pickles, coleslaw, chipotle or spicy mayo, ranch.
Easy Coleslaw
12-14ozbag of coleslaw mix
2/3cupmayonnaise
2 tbsp white sugar
2tbsplemon juice
2tbspwhite vinegar sub pickle juice
Salt & pepper to taste1/2-1/4 tsp
Instructions
2-12 hour chicken brining
Brine the chicken in a mixture of half pickle juice and half water with 1/4 cup of extra salt in the container. If not enough pickle juice you can just do salt and water.
Take out chicken and bread it like so:1. Put chicken into milk mixture. 2. Then flour mixture.3. Back into milk mixture.4. Back into flour mixture so all is thoroughly breaded.5. Place chicken in separate bowl or plate.
Cooking Chicken
Put oil into pot and turn up to medium heat. Cook chicken breast for 8-9 minutes per side with 1-2 pieces of chicken at a time.
Spicy Oil
In a medium-large bowl that won't melt...
Mix together hot oil, cayenne pepper, brown sugar chili pepper, honey, garlic powder and salt.Brush over chicken prior to serving.