Recipe: Appetizing Nashville Hot Fried Chicken

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Nashville Hot Fried Chicken. If you've never had Nashville Hot Chicken, we're talking about an ultra-crispy fried chicken doused with a cayenne-infused glaze, and by 'glaze' I mean melted butter and lard. For the record, I've never been to Nashville, so I can't tell you how authentic this is, but it works for me, and is fairly easy to pull off. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with a metal rack.

Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Because I live in Tennessee, Nashville Style Hot Fried Chicken is also something I hear a lot about. Nashville Hot Chicken, hot chicken, Southern hot chicken … however you refer to this super spicy fried chicken, Nashville Hot Chicken is what we are talking about. Nashville Hot Chicken is simply super crispy fried chicken that is marinated in buttermilk and spices before being fried and then covered in a hot spicy cayenne glaze that will. You can cook Nashville Hot Fried Chicken using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Nashville Hot Fried Chicken

  1. It's 2 lb of boneless chicken thighs for you could use bone-in chicken.
  2. You need of Cajun seasoning or you can make your own.
  3. It's of brown sugar.
  4. Prepare 2 of eggs.
  5. You need 2 cups of buttermilk.
  6. You need of all purpose flour.
  7. You need of lard cooking fat.
  8. It's of hot sauce.

He always gets the Hot Chicken from either Hattie B's or a few other excellent sources. He said this recipe was as good as if not better than Nashville! The Colonel's fiery creation was inspired by one of Nashville's most famous dishes. Featuring a perfect blend of spicy cayenne and smoked paprika, Nashville Hot is available in tenders, Chicken Littles™, and Extra Crispy™ chicken.

Nashville Hot Fried Chicken instructions

  1. Wash your chicken and trim fat, if you'd like..
  2. Place your chicken in a large bowl and sprinkle with Cajun seasoning and brown sugar and coat well using your hands. There is no measurements for the seasoning use as much as you would like..
  3. Whisk together eggs, buttermilk, hot sauce in a large bowl; set aside.
  4. Heat the Lard cooking fat in a cast iron skillet until temperature reach 350 degrees. Make sure there is enough grease in the skillet to slightly cover the chicken while frying. Dip one chicken in the egg and buttermilk mixture after that dip it into the all-purpose flour shake off excessive flour. Repeat this with the remaining chicken..
  5. Find the chicken in batches 15 - 17 minutes for boneless chicken breast 18 to 20 minutes if you were using bone-in chicken. Cook until crispy and dark golden use a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken register 165 degrees. Oil temperature will drop after chicken pieces are added to the oil. Adjust the temperature during frying as necessary to maintain a steady temperature of 325 degrees..
  6. Remove chicken from the oil. Use a wire rack to drain the oil from the chicken..
  7. Using a heatproof bowl such as a metal bowl or a glass bowl. Please do not use a plastic Bowl. Add Cajun seasoning and brown sugar along with two to three ladles of cooking grease and mix well..
  8. Baste the Fried Chicken with the spiced oil... serve immediately. This recipe is totally off the hook. Try it and enjoy..
  9. You can get a video tutorial by checking out my YouTube channel Ray Mack's kitchen and Grill..

Try it in a Nashville Hot basket today with your choice of Extra Crispy™ chicken or Extra Crispy™ tenders, mashed potatoes, biscuit, and pickles! Street food sensation turned fast-casual hit, Dave's Hot Chicken brings the heat. Specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken and serving tenders & sliders that are juicy, tender, and seriously additive. "The best fried chicken I have ever had in Chicago. My sister had chicken and waffles, my son had the tenders and I had the chicken and cheese sandwich. Everything was so tasty! " ~ Crystal.