This hot chicken recipe was made famous in Nashville, the home of country music. When I found this delicious looking Nashville hot fried chicken recipe by Food Wishes on YouTube, I knew I just had to make it. This is is a super crispy fried chicken idea bursting with all the flavor of a hot wing. I love fried chicken and I love hot wings, so this recipe was just a match made in heaven for me. The recipe is very spicy, but you can easily adjust the heat by adding less cayenne pepper. You could even substitute the cayenne for chili powder or taco seasoning, the sky is the limit here and you are the el jefe of this hot chicken, so have it the way you want it, by all means.
Ingredients For Nashville Chicken:
1 whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces or a pre-cut fryer chicken, tossed with 1 tablespoon kosher salt and stored in the refrigerator overnight)
Recipe For The Marinade:
- 1 cup buttermilk (you can use whole milk as well)
- 1/4 cup pickle brine
- 2 tablespoons Louisiana Hot Sauce
- 1 large egg
- Soak the chicken for 2 hours in this mixture
Recipe For The Flour:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons salt
Recipe For The Sauce:
- 1/4 cup lard
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
In this delicious looking Nashville hot fried chicken recipe by Food Wishes on YouTube, you will learn all the steps to make this delicious chicken. You will fry the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
Then, you will brush the delicious sauce over the chicken when it is done.
This chicken is traditionally served on white bread with pickles on the side.
