Description
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches are a fiery and flavorful delight that brings Southern comfort food to your table. With crispy fried chicken coated in a spicy-sweet sauce, these sandwiches are served on toasted buns and topped with creamy mayo, crunchy coleslaw, and tangy pickles. Perfect for picnics, game days, or cozy dinners at home, they promise to impress everyone who tries them. This recipe is not only easy to make but also customizable to suit your spice tolerance and taste preferences. Get ready to indulge in a sensational meal that will satisfy your cravings with every bite!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium chicken breasts
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch (or more flour)
- Spices: cayenne, garlic powder, salt, black pepper
- ½ cup frying oil (or melted butter)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cayenne powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Burger buns (toasted), coleslaw, mayonnaise, pickles
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally; season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce in one bowl; combine flour, cornstarch, and spices in another.
- Dredge chicken in the flour mixture, dip in buttermilk mix, then coat again with flour.
- Heat oil in a skillet to 350°F; fry chicken for about 3 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Mix hot oil with brown sugar and spices; baste fried chicken generously while hot.
- Assemble sandwiches with mayo on buns, topped with fried chicken, coleslaw, and pickles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 110mg