Nashville Hot Chicken By Spike Mendelsohn
by Merle O'Neal and Scott Loitsch
Ingredients
for 4 servings
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5 oz chicken breast, 4 breast (140 g) - 4 extra large eggs
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4 oz whole milk (120 mL) -
2 cups plain breadcrumbs (230 g) - 4 brioche buns
- 12 bread and butter pickles
- canola oil, for frying
- salt, to taste
Spicy pepper oil
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4 tablespoons cayenne pepper -
3 tablespoons brown sugar -
1 tablespoon chili powder -
1 teaspoon garlic powder -
2 teaspoons spanish paprika -
16 fl oz sunflower oil (480 mL)
Preparation
- Trim the excess fat off the sides of the chicken breast. Using a knife, score the chicken longways, cutting halfway through the chicken to help it cook more rapidly.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, crack the eggs and whisk with the milk.
- In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, add the bread crumbs.
- Dip each chicken breast in the egg mixture, covering it completely, then transfer to the bread crumbs and coat completely. Repeat this process one more time.
- Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Fit a Dutch oven with thermometer and pour in oil for frying. Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 340˚F (170˚C).
- Set the chicken breasts in, in batches, and fry for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
- Place fried chicken on a wire rack set over a baking sheet, to drain. Sprinkle with salt.
- Prepare the spicy pepper oil in a small mixing bowl by whisking together all the spices with the sunflower oil, until all the spices have dissolved into the oil. Set aside.
- Transfer the fried chicken to the brioche buns.
- Whisk together the spicy oil so none of the seasoning settles to the bottom.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons over each chicken breast.
- Add 3 bread and butter pickles on top of the chicken and place the top bun.
- Enjoy!
Tips
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Mary Tasevski
It was a good sandwich but it wasn't a proper Nashville Hot Chicken but good try
4 months ago Helpful (5) -
Ben Hodges
The excessive amount oil made the the sauce absolutely tasteless and bitter as well I would go with flour instead of bread crumbs to fry.
4 months ago Helpful (5) -
ruthys_wishlist
I’m born and raised in Nashville. I know Nashville hot chicken, an this ain’t it. Nice try my guy.
4 months ago Helpful (4) -
Jessica Burnett
I made a more authentic version of this and it turned out pretty good. I didn’t use eggs, but I did add hot sauce to the milk when I breaded the chicken. I also used flour instead of bread crumbs and mixed some of the spices in with it. Pretty excited to make it again tonight for some friends!
1 month ago Helpful (3)
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