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
- Brine the Chicken Warm pickle juice and dissolve sugar. Pour into a zip bag with chicken. Refrigerate for 1–8 hours.
- Prepare Breading Stations
- Dish 1: Buttermilk + hot sauce
- Dish 2: Flour + cornstarch + Creole seasoning
- Bread the Chicken Remove chicken from brine. Dip in flour mix → buttermilk → flour mix again. Let rest on a rack.
- 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).
- Make the Spicy Oil Mix reserved fry oil with cayenne, paprika, sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt.
- Finish & Serve Brush spicy oil over fried chicken. Serve on white bread with pickles.